Vaccine Hesitancy: COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Willingness among Parents in Wuxi, China—A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines

Jinxin Huang¹  Shuangyu Zhao¹  Shuheng Dong¹  Naiyang Shi¹  Tingting Cui¹  Minqi Liu¹  Yue Han¹  Hui Jin¹  Ying Han¹  Qiang Wang¹  Jianli Wang¹  Liuqing Yang¹  Leesa Lin²  Shixin Xiu³  Bing Lu³  Xuwen Wang³  Yuan Shen³  Enpin Chen³ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China;Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7TH, UK;Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China;

关键词: parents;    vaccine hesitancy;    COVID-19 vaccine;    influenza vaccine;    willingness;   

DOI  :  10.3390/vaccines9040342

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: We aimed to (1) assess parental hesitancy about category A (Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)) and B (non-EPI) vaccines, (2) assess parental willingness for COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations, and (3) explore the association of vaccination hesitancy of parents and healthcare workers (HCWs). Methods: The study was performed in Wuxi, eastern China between 21 September 2020 and 17 October 2020. Parents of children aged <18 years and HCWs were recruited from the selected immunization clinics. Vaccine hesitancy was assessed using the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) vaccine hesitancy survey (VHS) by summing the total score for 10 items (maximum 50 points). Results: A total of 3009 parents and 86 HCWs were included in the analysis. The category A VHS scores were significantly higher than the category B VHS scores (p = 0.000). Overall, 59.3% and 52.4% of parents reported willingness to avail COVID-19 and influenza vaccination for their children, respectively; 51.2% of the HCWs wanted to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Parental category B VHS scores were associated with HCW category B VHS scores (r = 0.928, p = 0.008). Conclusions: In China, parents are more hesitant about category B vaccines than category A vaccines. More than 40% of parents showed hesitancy and a refusal to use COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.

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