期刊
VACCINES
卷 9, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9101115
关键词
SARS-CoV-2; low-income country; vaccination; children; adolescents; variants; barriers; Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines
资金
- Italian Ministry of Health, Ricerca corrente 2020
The survey in Brazil showed that vaccine hesitancy among caregivers is very low, with even hesitant parents willing to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. This highlights the importance of offering the COVID-19 vaccination to the whole population, including those with uncertainties about other vaccines.
Background: The immunization of large portions of populations in low/middle-income countries is considered one of the key measures to limit the development of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. However, parental vaccine hesitancy might be an important obstacle to pediatric vaccination. The aim of this survey was to study the prevalence and extent of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents of children and adolescents living in Brazil. Methods: Caregivers of children and adolescents referred to the emergency department of Hospital Estadual de Bauru, Sao Paulo (Brazil) were invited to fill in a validated questionnaire on vaccine hesitancy and to report their willingness for themselves and their offspring to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Results: A total of 501 consecutive caregivers filled in the survey. Response rate was 100%. A minority (N = 14, 2.8%) of caregivers were hesitant about vaccines. Despite this, half of them declared they were willing to vaccinate their offspring against COVID-19. Conclusions: This survey identifies that vaccine hesitancy is very low among caregivers living in Brazil and that even many of the hesitant caregivers are willing to vaccinate their offspring against COVID-19. This study highlights the importance of offering the COVID-19 vaccination to the whole population, including subjects that present uncertainty about other vaccines.
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