Understanding vaccine hesitancy with PCV13 in children: Results of a survey in Shanghai, China

Ni, Yi-Hong; Xu, Zhen-Hui; Wang, Jing

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0284810

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“…In this survey, the primary reason for their willingness to accept the vaccinations was to safeguard the child, whereas the major reasons for rejecting immunization were that their child was not at risk and the fear of adverse effects. These results are in line with previous literature on different groups of individuals [ 14 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ]. The underestimated perception of the risk for children with chronic medical conditions requires specific attention and highlights the urge initiatives to be taken and the favorable safety profile of the vaccines need to be shared to make appropriate decisions.…”

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Parents’ Uptake and Willingness towards Recommended Vaccinations for Their Children with Underlying Chronic Medical Conditions in Italy

Della Polla,

Miraglia del Giudice,

Postiglione

et al. 2023

Vaccines

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This cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate the willingness and uptake of recommended vaccinations against influenza, meningococcal B and ACWY, pneumococcal, rotavirus and the influencing factors among 565 parents of children aged 6 months to 5 years with chronic medical conditions in Italy. Only 34.9% of the sample received all vaccinations. Parents whose selected child was vaccinated against the five diseases were those who had received recommendations from physicians, who did not believe that children should get fewer vaccinations at the same time, those whose child was aged 2–3 and 4–5 years compared to 6 months–1 year, and those who acquired information from physicians. Only 17.9% were willing to vaccinate their child. Parents with a university degree, those who acquired information from physicians, and those whose child had a more recent diagnosis were more likely to be willing to vaccinate their child. Parents who believed that children should get fewer vaccines at the same time, those without a university degree, and those who did not acquire information from physicians were more likely to not have vaccinated their child because they were concerned about vaccines’ side effects. Public health policymakers should provide efforts to promote the uptake for an adequate protection of this high-risk group.

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