Parental Perceptions Related to Co-Administration of Adolescent COVID-19 and Routine Vaccines

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PURPOSE: Vaccinating adolescents against COVID-19 while avoiding delays in other routine vaccination is paramount to protecting their health. Our objective was to assess parental preferences to have their adolescents aged 12-17 years receive COVID-19 and other routine vaccines at the same time.

METHODS: An online survey with a national, quota-based cross-sectional sample of United States parents of youth aged 12-17 years was fielded in April 2021 ahead of FDA's Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine for age 12-15 years. Parents were asked about their willingness to have their adolescents aged 12-17 years receive both COVID-19 and routine vaccines at the same visit and/or to follow their provider's recommendation. Predictors included demographic characteristics, being behind on routine vaccines, and perceived risks and benefits.

RESULTS: Few parents were willing to have their adolescent receive COVID-19 and routine vaccines at the same visit (10.6%) or follow the healthcare provider's recommendation (18.5%). In multivariate analyses, demographic characteristics had no effect on willingness, reporting that the adolescent was behind on routine vaccines correlated with decreased willingness (p = .004). Greater concern about the adolescent getting COVID-19 (p = .001), lower concern about the adolescent having side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine (p = .013), and more positive feelings about vaccines in general (p = .002) were associated with higher willingness.

DISCUSSION: Few parents would prefer to have their adolescents receive COVID-19 and routine vaccines at the same visit. Understanding what drives willingness to receive all recommended vaccines in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic could inform policies to optimize adolescent vaccination.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine - 72(2023), 5 vom: 03. Mai, Seite 667-673

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gidengil, Courtney A [VerfasserIn]
Parker, Andrew M [VerfasserIn]
Gedlinske, Amber M [VerfasserIn]
Askelson, Natoshia M [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Christine A [VerfasserIn]
Lindley, Megan C [VerfasserIn]
Woodworth, Kate R [VerfasserIn]
Scherer, Aaron M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent health
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Routine vaccines
Vaccination
Vaccines

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.02.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.11.242

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351202218