Publication date: Jul 26, 2025
To assess parental attitudes, beliefs, and experiences related to pediatric COVID-19 vaccination. An online, national survey of 2005 U. S. parents aged 18 and older was conducted during August 17-25, 2023. Parental attitudes and beliefs about pediatric COVID-19 vaccination, receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination recommendation for their child, and reasons for not getting their child vaccinated against COVID-19 were assessed. Factors associated with child’s COVID-19 vaccination were also assessed. Less than half (46. 1 %) of responding parents strongly or somewhat agreed that COVID-19 vaccine is generally safe for children; agreement was higher among parents of 12-17-year-olds (54. 2 %) vs. 0-4-year-olds (35. 4 %), children with private (52. 8 %) vs. Medicaid/CHIP health insurance (41. 0 %), and those living in urban (54. 2 %) vs. rural areas (29. 8 %) (p-values
| Concepts | Keywords |
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| 2005u | COVID-19 vaccination |
| August | Pediatric COVID-19 vaccination |
| Parents | |
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| Vaccinated |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |