Factors impacting parental uptake of COVID-19 vaccination for U.S. Children ages 5–17 |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA;2. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA;3. Department of Biostatistics at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA;4. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA;5. Department of Psychiatry at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | COVID-19 vaccination of U.S. children lags behind adult vaccination, but remains critical in mitigating the pandemic. Using a subset of a nationally representative survey, this study examined factors contributing to parental uptake of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12–17 and 5–11, stratified by parental COVID-19 vaccination status. Among vaccinated parents, uptake was higher for 12–17-year-olds (78.6%) than 5–11-year-olds (50.7%); only two unvaccinated parents vaccinated their children. Child influenza vaccination was predictive of uptake for both age groups, while side effect concerns remained significant only for younger children. Although parents were more likely to involve adolescents in vaccine decision-making than younger children, this was not predictive of vaccine uptake. These results highlight the importance of addressing the unique and shared concerns parents have regarding COVID-19 vaccination for children of varying ages. Future work should further explore adolescent/child perspectives of involvement in COVID-19 vaccination decision-making to support developmentally appropriate involvement. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy Parental vaccine attitudes Child vaccination Vaccine side effects |
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