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HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
卷 18, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2112879
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COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy; childhood vaccines; parental vaccine hesitancy; Covid-19 and children
This study investigated the intention and reasons for COVID-19 vaccination among parents in Israel. The results showed that parental non-vaccination and experience of major vaccination side effects were strongly associated with the intention not to vaccinate their children. Younger parents, those living in socio-economically deprived areas, and the Arab population had lower intentions to vaccinate their children. Concerns about vaccine safety and efficacy, as well as the belief that COVID-19 is a mild disease, were common reasons for not intending to vaccinate. The desire to return to normal social and educational life was a frequent motive for vaccination.
Vaccination is a key tool to mitigate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Israel, COVID-19 vaccines became available to adults in December 2020 and to 5-11-year-old children in November 2021. Ahead of the vaccine roll-out in children, we aimed to determine whether surveyed parents intended to vaccinate their children and describe reasons for their intentions. We collected information on parental socio-demographic characteristics, COVID-19 vaccine history, intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, and reasons for parental decisions using an anonymous online survey. We identified associations between parental characteristics and plans to vaccinate children using a logistic regression model and described reasons for intentions to vaccinate or not. Parental non-vaccination and having experienced major vaccination side effects were strongly associated with non-intention to vaccinate their children (OR 0.09 and 0.18 respectively, p < .001). Parents who were younger, lived in the socio-economically deprived periphery, and belonged to the Arab population had lower intentions to vaccinate their children. Reasons for non-intention to vaccinate included concerns about vaccine safety and efficacy (53%, 95%CI 50-56) and the belief that COVID-19 is a mild disease (73%, 95%CI 73-79), while a frequent motive for vaccination was the return to normal social and educational life (89%, 95%CI 87-91). Understanding rationales for COVID-19 vaccine rejection or acceptance, as well as parental demographic data, can pave the way for intentional educational campaigns to encourage not only vaccination against COVID-19, but also regular childhood vaccine programming.
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