Views on COVID-19 vaccination of young children in Ireland, results from a cross-sectional survey of parents.

ABSTRACT: Vaccination of children aged 5 years and older is recommended as part of a multifaceted strategy to protect children against SARS CoV-2 infection and serious disease, and to control the spread of infection. COVID-19 vaccine trials in children aged less than5 years are underway, however, parental acceptance of vaccines for this age group is unknown. Between June and August 2021, a cross-sectional national survey of parental attitudes towards childhood vaccination in Ireland was conducted. Parents of children aged 0-48 months were surveyed to determine their attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines for their children. A total of 855 parents were surveyed. Overall, 50.6 % reported that they intend to vaccinate their child, 28.7 % reported that they did not intend to vaccinate and 20.2 % were unsur

SUBMITTER: Marron L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393176 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature