Parents’ Intentions and Perceptions About COVID-19 Vaccination for Their Children: Results From a National Survey

Parents’ Intentions and Perceptions About COVID-19 Vaccination for Their Children: Results From a National Survey

Szilagyi PG, Shah MDDelgado

Journal paper

Pediatrics

2022

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: To assess the likelihood of US parents to have their children receive a pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and to understand parental concerns about the vaccines. STUDY POPULATION: Study participants were selected from The Understanding America Study (UAS), a nationallyrepresentative online panel who were surveyed between February 17, 2021 and March 30, 2021. METHODS: This was a survey-based study. Parents were asked about intent to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19, their perceptions about the vaccine, their own likelihood of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, whether their child previously received the flu vaccine, their trust in sources of information about a COVID-19 vaccine, and their trust in the vaccine development and approval process. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were used to assess likelihood of vaccination and to understand the association between likelihood of child vaccination and parent demographics, child age, and parental perceptions about COVID-19 vaccines.