TY - JOUR
T1 - Willingness to Vaccinate Children against Influenza after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
AU - International COVID-19 Parental Attitude Study (COVIPAS) Group
AU - Goldman, Ran D.
AU - McGregor, Sophie
AU - Marneni, Shashidhar R.
AU - Katsuta, Tomohiro
AU - Griffiths, Mark A.
AU - Hall, Jeanine E.
AU - Seiler, Michelle
AU - Klein, Eileen J.
AU - Cotanda, Cristina Parra
AU - Gelernter, Renana
AU - Hoeffe, Julia
AU - Davis, Adrienne L.
AU - Gualco, Gianluca
AU - Mater, Ahmed
AU - Manzano, Sergio
AU - Thompson, Graham C.
AU - Ahmed, Sara
AU - Ali, Samina
AU - Brown, Julie C.
AU - Ahmed, Sarah
AU - Craig, Simon
AU - Gaucher, Nathalie
AU - Gianluca, Gualco
AU - Griffiths, Mark
AU - Hansen, Matt
AU - Hurt, Thomas L.
AU - Kelly, Christopher
AU - Kozer, Eran
AU - Marneni, Shashidhar
AU - Mistry, Rakesh
AU - Parra, Cristina
AU - Poonai, Naveen
AU - Rao, Arjun
AU - Sheridan, David
AU - Shimizu, Naoki
AU - Yue, Esther L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Objectives: To determine factors associated with parents who plan to vaccinate their children against influenza next year, especially those who did not vaccinate against influenza last year using a global survey. Study design: A survey of caregivers accompanying their children aged 1-19 years old in 17 pediatric emergency departments in 6 countries at the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Anonymous online survey included caregiver and child demographic information, vaccination history and future intentions, and concern about the child and caregiver having COVID-19 at the time of emergency department visit. Results: Of 2422 surveys, 1314 (54.2%) caregivers stated they plan to vaccinate their child against influenza next year, an increase of 15.8% from the previous year. Of 1459 caregivers who did not vaccinate their children last year, 418 (28.6%) plan to do so next year. Factors predicting willingness to change and vaccinate included child's up-to-date vaccination status (aOR 2.03, 95% CI 1.29-3.32, P =.003); caregivers' influenza vaccine history (aOR 3.26, 95% CI 2.41-4.40, P <.010), and level of concern their child had COVID-19 (aOR 1.09, 95% CI 1.01-1.17, P =.022). Conclusions: Changes in risk perception due to COVID-19, and previous vaccination, may serve to influence decision-making among caregivers regarding influenza vaccination in the coming season. To promote influenza vaccination among children, public health programs can leverage this information.
AB - Objectives: To determine factors associated with parents who plan to vaccinate their children against influenza next year, especially those who did not vaccinate against influenza last year using a global survey. Study design: A survey of caregivers accompanying their children aged 1-19 years old in 17 pediatric emergency departments in 6 countries at the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Anonymous online survey included caregiver and child demographic information, vaccination history and future intentions, and concern about the child and caregiver having COVID-19 at the time of emergency department visit. Results: Of 2422 surveys, 1314 (54.2%) caregivers stated they plan to vaccinate their child against influenza next year, an increase of 15.8% from the previous year. Of 1459 caregivers who did not vaccinate their children last year, 418 (28.6%) plan to do so next year. Factors predicting willingness to change and vaccinate included child's up-to-date vaccination status (aOR 2.03, 95% CI 1.29-3.32, P =.003); caregivers' influenza vaccine history (aOR 3.26, 95% CI 2.41-4.40, P <.010), and level of concern their child had COVID-19 (aOR 1.09, 95% CI 1.01-1.17, P =.022). Conclusions: Changes in risk perception due to COVID-19, and previous vaccination, may serve to influence decision-making among caregivers regarding influenza vaccination in the coming season. To promote influenza vaccination among children, public health programs can leverage this information.
KW - parental attitudes
KW - vaccine hesitancy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 32771480
AN - SCOPUS:85090148635
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 228
SP - 87-93.e2
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
ER -