Table 4:
Parental beliefs regarding childhood vaccine safety, importance, and effectiveness before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
| Variable | Childhood Vaccine Safety | Childhood Vaccine Importance | Childhood Vaccine Effectiveness | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safer | No Change | Less Safe | P-Value | More Important | No change | Less Important | P-value | More Effective | No Change | Less Effective | P-value | |
| COVID-19 Vaccination Status | 0.0211 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||||||
| Vaccinated | 45% ± 4% | 45% ± 4% | 10% ± 2% | 52% ± 4% | 37% ± 4% | 11% ± 3% | 47% ± 4% | 39% ± 4% | 14% ± 3% | |||
| Not Vaccinated | 20% ± 7% | 68% ± 8% | 12% ± 5% | 9% ± 4% | 73% ± 8% | 18% ± 6% | 11% ± 6% | 78% ± 7% | 11% ± 5% | |||
| Contracted COVID-19 Post Vaccinationa | 0.1004 | 0.4833 | 0.8562 | |||||||||
| No | 49% ± 4% | 42% ± 4% | 9% ± 2% | 55% ± 4% | 36% ± 4% | 9% ± 2% | 38% ± 4% | 48% ± 4% | 13% ± 3% | |||
| Yes | 31% ± 7% | 54% ± 8% | 15% ± 6% | 46% ± 8% | 38% ± 8% | 16% ± 6% | 44% ± 8% | 42% ± 8% | 15% ± 5% | |||
| Vaccine Hesitant | 0.9606 | 0.2033 | 0.8920 | |||||||||
| No | 41% ± 5% | 49% ± 5% | 10% ± 2% | 48% ± 5% | 43% ± 5% | 9% ± 2% | 43% ± 5% | 44% ± 5% | 14% ± 3% | |||
| Yes | 42% ± 6% | 47% ± 6% | 11% ± 4% | 43% ± 6% | 40% ± 6% | 17% ± 4% | 40% ± 6% | 47% ± 6% | 13% ± 4% | |||
| Personal COVID-19 Experiences | 0.0015 | 0.4938 | 0.0061 | |||||||||
| Did not contract | 42% ± 6% | 54% ± 6% | 3% ± 1% | 42% ± 6% | 51% ± 6% | 8% ± 3% | 34% ± 5% | 58% ± 6% | 8% ± 2% | |||
| Had a mild case | 43% ± 6% | 47% ± 6% | 10% ± 3% | 49% ± 6% | 39% ± 6% | 13% ± 4% | 50% ± 6% | 39% ± 6% | 11% ± 3% | |||
| Had a moderate case | 50% ± 9% | 36% ± 8% | 14% ± 5% | 51% ± 9% | 31% ± 8% | 18% ± 7% | 43% ± 8% | 27% ± 7% | 30% ± 9% | |||
| Had a severe case/was hospitalized | 18% ± 9% | 49% ± 12% | 33% ± 12% | 40% ± 12% | 42% ± 11% | 18% ± 11% | 33% ± 13% | 44% ± 12% | 23% ± 9% | |||
| Personal Circle COVID-19 Experiences | 0.1305 | 0.0596 | 0.0707 | |||||||||
| Don't know anyone who contracted | 54% ± 7% | 37% ± 7% | 9% ± 3% | 50% ± 7% | 36% ± 7% | 14% ± 5% | 37% ± 7% | 45% ± 7% | 18% ± 5% | |||
| Know someone who contracted | 32% ± 10% | 66% ± 10% | 2% ± 2% | 35% ± 10% | 62% ± 10% | 2% ± 2% | 34% ± 10% | 64% ± 10% | 1% ± 1% | |||
| Know someone who was hospitalized | 39% ± 4% | 48% ± 5% | 13% ± 3% | 45% ± 5% | 42% ± 5% | 13% ± 3% | 44% ± 5% | 42% ± 5% | 14% ± 3% | |||
| Know someone who died | 42% ± 15% | 45% ± 15% | 13% ± 10% | 69% ± 13% | 12% ± 9% | 19% ± 11% | 43% ± 15% | 26% ± 13% | 31% ± 15% | |||
| Perceived Vaccination Rates among Family/Friends | 0.0007 | 0.0081 | 0.0080 | |||||||||
| High | 44% ± 4% | 45% ± 4% | 11% ± 2% | 49% ± 4% | 39% ± 4% | 12% ± 2% | 44% ± 4% | 43% ± 4% | 13% ± 3% | |||
| Low | 12% ± 6% | 81% ± 7% | 8% ± 4% | 15% ± 8% | 72% ± 10% | 13% ± 6% | 13% ± 6% | 72% ± 9% | 15% ± 8% | |||
| Perceived Vaccination Rates in Community | 0.0599 | 0.4130 | 0.0023 | |||||||||
| High | 43% ± 4% | 47% ± 4% | 10% ± 2% | 47% ± 4% | 42% ± 4% | 12% ± 2% | 43% ± 4% | 45% ± 4% | 12% ± 2% | |||
| Low | 16% ± 9% | 68% ± 11% | 16% ± 7% | 31% ± 11% | 53% ± 12% | 16% ± 7% | 10% ± 7% | 52% ± 12% | 38% ± 12% | |||
a
Outcome only measured among those individuals vaccinated for COVID-19