Pediatric and Parents' Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccines and Intention to Vaccinate for Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination is necessary to reach herd immunity and essential for mitigating the spread of the pandemic. In May 2021, the US FDA and the EU have expanded the emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 12 to 15. The aim of this study was to investigate parental acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination for their children, factors affecting their acceptability, and children's perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines in Republic of Korea.

Methods

We conducted a questionnaire survey at two tertiary hospitals from May 25, 2021 to June 3, 2021. Subjects were parents having children under 18 years and children aged 10-18 years.

Results

Two hundred twenty-six parents and 117 children aged 10-18 years were included in

SUBMITTER: Choi SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature