ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Parental COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States.
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- COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in pediatrics: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among parents in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review examining attitudes, hesitancy, and intentions.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of parental hesitancy toward influenza vaccination for children versus themselves in post-pandemic China: A cross-sectional study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Partisan differences in childhood measles vaccination and general refusals: a retrospective cohort study of electronic health records in the United States, 1988-2024.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Five values for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance described by racial and ethnic minoritized caregivers.Vaccine: X · 2026Article
- Attitudes and behaviors of adolescents with asthma and their parents toward influenza and COVID-19 vaccination: barriers and facilitators of uptake.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perceptions of Children's Use of COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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- Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal Among Parents of Children Aged 5-11 Years: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Calabria Region.Vaccines · 2025Article
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- Understanding Vaccine Disparities in the Bronx, New York, Through a Mixed Methods Analysis of Community and Provider Perspectives.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Newborn RSV immunization rates and reasons compared to family COVID-19 and influenza immunization status.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Factors Associated with Parents' COVID-19 Vaccination Decisions for Their Children in an Economically Marginalized, Diverse Community.Journal of community health · 2025Article
- The attitude of the unvaccinated children's parents toward pediatric COVID-19 vaccination in Tabriz, Iran.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Vaccination and Odds of Post-COVID-19 Condition Symptoms in Children Aged 5 to 17 Years.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Attitudes, healthcare interactions, and communication preferences for HPV vaccines among hesitant Hispanic/Latinx parents: how does this compare with influenza and COVID-19 vaccines?Ethnicity & health · 2025Article
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- Parental and adolescent opinion on COVID-19 vaccination among 12-17-year-olds: A hospital-based study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveLittle is known about parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. We assessed the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among parents with a child or adolescent aged 12-15 years, examined predictors of parents' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, their reasons for resisting a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, and the correlation between parents' intentions to vaccinate their child and the acceptance of a vaccine for themselves.
methodsWe conducted a national online survey of 637 parents of a child or adolescent aged 12-15 years in March 2021, before COVID-19 vaccines had been approved for this age group. We assessed univariate predictors of vaccine hesitancy, and we used logistic regression analysis to assess independent effects of variables on vaccine hesitancy.
resultsNearly one-third (28.9%; 95% CI, 25.5%-32.5%) of respondents reported pediatric vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine-hesitant parents were less knowledgeable about vaccines, more accepting of vaccine conspiracies, and less worried about COVID-19 risks to their child's health than vaccine-accepting parents were. Vaccine hesitancy was higher among female (vs male), single (vs married/living as married), older (vs younger), low income (vs high income), non-college graduates (vs college graduates), and Republican (vs Democrat) parents. The primary concerns expressed by vaccine-hesitant parents pertained to vaccine safety rather than vaccine effectiveness. One-quarter of vaccine-hesitant parents preferred that their child obtain immunity through infection rather than vaccination. Non-vaccine-hesitant parents' reasons for vaccinating focused on protecting the health of their child and others. Childhood COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was strongly associated with parents' intentions to get the vaccine for themselves.
conclusionA messaging strategy for effective public health interventions that includes educating the public about vaccination, countering misinformation about vaccine development and safety, and stressing the safety of approved COVID-19 vaccines may boost vaccine acceptance among vaccine-hesitant parents.
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