Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy

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  • Anna Zychlinsky Scharff
  • Mira Paulsen
  • Paula Schaefer
  • Fatma Tanisik
  • Rizky Indrameikha Sugianto
  • Nils Stanislawski
  • Holger Blume
  • Bernhard M.W. Schmidt
  • Stefanie Heiden
  • Meike Stiesch
  • Anette Melk

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  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1757-1762
Seitenumfang6
FachzeitschriftEuropean journal of pediatrics
Jahrgang181
Ausgabenummer4
Frühes Online-Datum22 Dez. 2021
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2022

Abstract

Widespread vaccination in pursuit of herd immunity has been recognized as the most promising approach to ending the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). The vaccination of children and adolescents has been extensively debated and the first COVID-19 vaccine is now approved in European countries for children aged > 12 years of age. Our study investigates vaccination hesitancy in a cohort of German secondary school students. We assessed 903 students between age 9 and 20 in the period between 17 May 2021 and 30 June 2021. 68.3% (n = 617) reported intention to undergo COVID-19 vaccination, while 7% (n = 62) did not want to receive the vaccine and 15% (n = 135) were not yet certain. Age and parental level of education influenced COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Children under the age of 16 as well as students whose parents had lower education levels showed significantly higher vaccine hesitancy. Conclusion: Identifying subsets with higher vaccination hesitancy is important for targeting public information campaigns in support of immunization.What is Known:• The willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination among adults in Europe is about 70%, but data for children and adolescents is lacking.• The lack of immunization in younger cohorts represents a significant barrier to achieving herd immunity, and also leaves children and adolescents vulnerable to acute and long-term morbidity from natural COVID-19 infections.What is New:• Intention-to-vaccinate among children and adolescents is high (~ 70%); conversely, vaccination hesitancy is low.• Age and parental level of education influenced COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among children and adolescents.

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Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. / Zychlinsky Scharff, Anna; Paulsen, Mira; Schaefer, Paula et al.
in: European journal of pediatrics, Jahrgang 181, Nr. 4, 04.2022, S. 1757-1762.

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Zychlinsky Scharff, A, Paulsen, M, Schaefer, P, Tanisik, F, Sugianto, RI, Stanislawski, N, Blume, H, Schmidt, BMW, Heiden, S, Stiesch, M & Melk, A 2022, 'Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy', European journal of pediatrics, Jg. 181, Nr. 4, S. 1757-1762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1
Zychlinsky Scharff, A., Paulsen, M., Schaefer, P., Tanisik, F., Sugianto, R. I., Stanislawski, N., Blume, H., Schmidt, B. M. W., Heiden, S., Stiesch, M., & Melk, A. (2022). Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. European journal of pediatrics, 181(4), 1757-1762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1
Zychlinsky Scharff A, Paulsen M, Schaefer P, Tanisik F, Sugianto RI, Stanislawski N et al. Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. European journal of pediatrics. 2022 Apr;181(4):1757-1762. Epub 2021 Dez 22. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1
Zychlinsky Scharff, Anna ; Paulsen, Mira ; Schaefer, Paula et al. / Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. in: European journal of pediatrics. 2022 ; Jahrgang 181, Nr. 4. S. 1757-1762.
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