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Parents' COVID-19 vaccine intentions for children under 5 years: Brief reflections from a qualitative study

Katie Attwell1,2, Lara McKenzie1, Sian Tomkinson1

  • 1School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
|January 13, 2023
PubMed

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Most parents intend to vaccinate young children against COVID-19, but some delay due to safety concerns. Targeted messaging emphasizing serious illness risks and scientific authority can improve vaccine uptake in children under 5.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Vaccinology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • COVID-19 vaccination is available for Australian children under 5 with comorbidities.
  • Parental vaccine intention is critical for successful vaccine rollouts.
  • Understanding parental motivations informs public health strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine parental vaccine intentions for children under 5 years old.
  • To inform current and future COVID-19 vaccine programs for young children.
  • To identify factors influencing parental vaccine decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Mixed-methods project 'Coronavax: Preparing Community and Government'.
  • Interviews conducted with 18 Western Australian parents of young children in late 2021.
  • Exploration of parents' intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination for their children.

Main Results:

  • Two-thirds of parents intended to vaccinate their children when eligible.
  • One-third of parents intended to delay vaccination.
  • Reasons for delay included risk/safety perceptions, side effect fears, and social network influence.
  • Parents delaying vaccination were waiting, not refusing.

Conclusions:

  • Targeted messaging emphasizing COVID-19's seriousness in children can improve uptake.
  • Messaging should leverage scientific and technical authorities' credibility.
  • Current messaging should focus on parents of children with serious comorbidities.
  • Government recommendations aim to protect children's health.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19child healthvaccination

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