Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Parental Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Vaccinating Their Children against the Flu?

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assessed whether the COVID-19 pandemic has altered parents' attitudes toward vaccinating their children against the flu and barriers to school-based vaccination programs.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 975 parents of children aged 6 months to 11 years between 21-31 December 2022. A multivariate regression was performed to determine predictors of parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against the flu in the winter of 2023.

Results

45% of parents did not plan to vaccinate their children against the flu, citing concerns about side effects and vaccine effectiveness; 39% already vaccinated their children, and 41% of them reported an increased intention to vaccinate following the pandemic. Only 37% of parents chose

SUBMITTER: Shmueli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10611412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature