Table 3.
Reasons for positive or negative intention to vaccinate by target age group (multiple answers allowed).
| Age Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <12 y | ≥12 y | Total | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Reasons for positive intention to vaccinate: | ||||||
| The vaccine will protect my child from COVID-19 and its complications | 251 | 73.0% | 107 | 59.8% | 358 | 68.5% |
| The vaccine will contribute to COVID-19 herd immunity | 245 | 71.2% | 128 | 71.5% | 373 | 71.3% |
| The vaccine is the quickest way to have my child back to normal life | 197 | 57.3% | 116 | 64.8% | 313 | 59.9% |
| Children’s vaccine will contribute to preventing COVID-19 in the rest of the family | 168 | 48.8% | 83 | 46.4% | 251 | 48.0% |
| I unconditionally trust vaccines | 46 | 13.4% | 8 | 4.5% | 54 | 10.3% |
| My child has a chronic disease | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 4.5% | 12 | 2.3% |
| Reasons for negative intention to vaccinate: | ||||||
| COVID-19 vaccines have not been studied enough in children | 587 | 73.4% | 197 | 66.3% | 784 | 71.5% |
| Fear of side effects | 370 | 46.3% | 160 | 53.9% | 530 | 48.3% |
| The risk of having COVID-19 complications in children is low | 309 | 38.6% | 153 | 51.5% | 462 | 42.1% |
| The risk of getting COVID-19 in children is low | 199 | 24.9% | 104 | 35.0% | 303 | 27.6% |
| The COVID-19 vaccine has a low efficacy | 142 | 17.8% | 87 | 29.3% | 229 | 20.9% |
| I do not trust vaccines in general | 64 | 8.0% | 40 | 13.5% | 104 | 9.5% |