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July 17, 2024
Analysis of US national survey data reveal that the percentage of children with a vaccine-hesitant parent varies by vaccine, ranging from 56% for the COVID-19 vaccine to 12% for routine childhood vaccines, according to a study yesterday in Vaccine.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wrote, “Some public health professionals have expressed concern that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased vaccine hesitancy about routine childhood vaccines.”
They analyzed data from the National Immunization Survey-Child COVID-19 Module from October 2022 through April 2023 to quantify the potential impact on children 6 months to 17 years old. They assessed their parents’ hesitancy toward COVID-19, flu, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, as well as “all other childhood shots.”
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