COVID-19 and Parent Intention to Vaccinate Their Children Against Influenza.
Pediatrics
; 146(6)2020 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-807411
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Evaluate if the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influences parents' intentions to have their children receive the 2020-2021 seasonal influenza vaccination.METHODS:
In May 2020, we recruited 2164 US parents and guardians of children ages 6 months to 5 years to complete a brief online survey that examined parental behavior and decision-making in response to experimental stimuli and real-world events. We estimated a multivariate multinomial logistic regression (controlling for key demographics) to assess the relationship between a child's 2019-2020 influenza vaccination status and the COVID-19 pandemic's influence on a parent's intentions for their child's 2020-2021 influenza vaccination.RESULTS:
Changes in vaccination intentions significantly differed between parents whose children received the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine compared with those whose children did not (P < .001). Specifically, among parents whose children did not receive the 2019-2020 vaccine, 34% (95% confidence interval [CI] 30%-37%) reported that the COVID-19 pandemic made them less likely to have their child receive the 2020-2021 vaccine. Among those whose children did receive the 2019-2020 vaccine, this figure was just 24% (95% CI 22%-27%). Conversely, only 21% (95% CI 18%-24%) of parents whose children did not receive the 2019-2020 vaccine reported that the COVID-19 pandemic made them more likely to have their child receive the 2020-2021 vaccine, compared with 39% (95% CI 36%-41%) of parents whose children did receive the 2019-2020 vaccine.CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 pandemic alone does not appear sufficient to encourage the uptake of pediatric seasonal influenza vaccination. Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate polarity in vaccination uptake.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parents
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Influenza Vaccines
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Intention
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Influenza, Human
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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