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I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child?
Vaccination has been instrumental in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, with numbers of new cases decreasing rapidly even as restrictions to control the spread of the virus were removed. The first stage of the vaccination campaign in Israel covered individuals aged 16 and older, following the U.S. F...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9746399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36315873 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2129929 |
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description | Vaccination has been instrumental in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, with numbers of new cases decreasing rapidly even as restrictions to control the spread of the virus were removed. The first stage of the vaccination campaign in Israel covered individuals aged 16 and older, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the vaccine. While the campaign was later extended to those aged 12 and older, some parents continue to have doubts and concerns about the vaccine. Data were collected via an online questionnaire during April 2021; 516 parents participated. This research adopted a holistic approach that combines factors relating to vaccine acceptance previously reported in the literature. The acceptance of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination among parents varied by their children’s age groups, at 44.7%, 53.2%, and 66.4% among parents with children aged 0–6, 6–12, and 12–16, respectively. The results of this study indicate that different sets of variables affect the willingness of parents to vaccinate their children, depending on their child’s age. Moreover, a holistic approach is necessary in order to correctly verify the significant variables. Parents who evaluate the vaccine as more beneficial have a higher probability of being willing to vaccinate. In addition, for ages 12–16, parental willingness to vaccinate is associated with access to information, trust, and neighborhood norms. Those evaluating information about the vaccine as more fake news show higher probability to vaccinate their children. The timing of the survey is highly relevant, especially considering the uncertainty about the effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine. |
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spelling | pubmed-97463992022-12-14 I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? Hon Snir, Shlomit Teitler Regev, Sharon Hum Vaccin Immunother Coronavirus – Research Article Vaccination has been instrumental in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, with numbers of new cases decreasing rapidly even as restrictions to control the spread of the virus were removed. The first stage of the vaccination campaign in Israel covered individuals aged 16 and older, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the vaccine. While the campaign was later extended to those aged 12 and older, some parents continue to have doubts and concerns about the vaccine. Data were collected via an online questionnaire during April 2021; 516 parents participated. This research adopted a holistic approach that combines factors relating to vaccine acceptance previously reported in the literature. The acceptance of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination among parents varied by their children’s age groups, at 44.7%, 53.2%, and 66.4% among parents with children aged 0–6, 6–12, and 12–16, respectively. The results of this study indicate that different sets of variables affect the willingness of parents to vaccinate their children, depending on their child’s age. Moreover, a holistic approach is necessary in order to correctly verify the significant variables. Parents who evaluate the vaccine as more beneficial have a higher probability of being willing to vaccinate. In addition, for ages 12–16, parental willingness to vaccinate is associated with access to information, trust, and neighborhood norms. Those evaluating information about the vaccine as more fake news show higher probability to vaccinate their children. The timing of the survey is highly relevant, especially considering the uncertainty about the effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine. Taylor & Francis 2022-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9746399/ /pubmed/36315873 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2129929 Text en © 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
spellingShingle | Coronavirus – Research Article Hon Snir, Shlomit Teitler Regev, Sharon I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
title | I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
title_full | I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
title_fullStr | I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
title_full_unstemmed | I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
title_short | I have decided about my COVID-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
title_sort | i have decided about my covid-19 vaccine, what about my child? |
topic | Coronavirus – Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9746399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36315873 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2129929 |
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