J Pediatr . Willingness to Vaccinate Children against Influenza after the COVID-19 Pandemic

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J Pediatr


. 2020 Aug 6;S0022-3476(20)30987-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.005. Online ahead of print.
Willingness to Vaccinate Children against Influenza after the COVID-19 Pandemic


Ran D Goldman ¹ , Sophie McGregor ² , Shashidhar R Marneni ³ , Tomohiro Katsuta ⁴ , Mark A Griffiths ⁵ , Jeanine E Hall ⁶ , Michelle Seiler ⁷ , Eileen J Klein ⁸ , Cristina Parra Cotanda ⁹ , Renana Gelernter ¹⁰ , Julia Hoeffe ¹¹ , Adrienne L Davis ¹² , Gianluca Gualco ¹³ , Ahmed Mater ¹⁴ , Sergio Manzano ¹⁵ , Graham C Thompson ¹⁶ , Sara Ahmed ¹⁷ , Samina Ali ¹⁸ , Julie C Brown ⁸ , International COVID-19 Parental Attitude Study (COVIPAS) Group



Affiliations

• PMID: 32771480
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.005

Abstract

Objectives: To determine factors associated with parents who plan to vaccinate their children against influenza next year, especially those who did not vaccinate against influenza last year using a global survey.
Study design: A survey of caregivers accompanying their children 1-19 years-old in 17 Pediatric Emergency Departments (ED) in six countries at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anonymous online survey included caregiver and child demographic information, vaccination history and future intentions, and concern about the child and caregiver having COVID-19 at the time of ED visit.
Results: Of 2422 surveys, 1314 (54.2%) caregivers stated they plan to vaccinate their child against influenza next year, an increase of 15.8% from the prior year. Of 1459 caregivers who did not vaccinate their children last year, 418 (28.6%) plan to do so next year. Factors predicting willingness to change and vaccinate included child's up-to-date vaccination status (adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=2.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.29 - 3.32 P = .003); caregivers' influenza vaccine history (aOR=3.26, 95% CI 2.41 - 4.40 , p< 0.010), and level of concern their child had COVID-19 (aOR=1.09, 95% CI 1.01 - 1.17, p=0.022).
Conclusions: Changes in risk perception due to COVID-19, and prior vaccination, may serve to influence decision-making among caregivers regarding influenza vaccination in the coming season. In order to promote influenza vaccination among children, public health programs can leverage this information.

Keywords: Parental Attitudes; Vaccine hesitancy.