Ceannt, Ruth and Vallieres, Frederique and Burns, Heather and Murphy, Jamie and Hyland, Philip (2022) Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance amongst parents of children under 18 years of age in Ireland. Vaccine, 40 (43). pp. 6196-6200. ISSN 0264410X

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Abstract

As COVID-19 vaccination for children becomes commonplace in Ireland, it is important to understand parent's willingness to vaccinate their children and factors associated with hesitancy and resistance. Amongst a nationally representative sample of parents from Ireland, surveyed in March/April 2021, 52.1% had, or were intending to have their child vaccinated; 30.1% reported they might vaccine their child; and 17.8% reported they would not vaccinate their child. Compared to vaccine-accepting parents, hesitant parents were more likely to be younger, less educated, poorer, to not know somebody who was sick from COVID-19, to believe the COVID-19 vaccines were unsafe, and to hold negative beliefs about scientists and healthcare professionals. Vaccine-resistant parents were more likely to be younger, living alone, to distrust scientists, and to believe the COVID-19 vaccines were unsafe. Public health messaging should target younger, lower income parents with clear information about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Acceptance; COVID-19; Child; Hesitancy; Parent; Vaccine;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	18214
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.08.073
Depositing User:	Philip Hyland
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2024 12:47
Journal or Publication Title:	Vaccine
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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