COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study
ABSTRACT Background Children are at lower risk from influenza and COVID‐19 than other age groups, but they can still be affected. Some adults, including healthcare workers, developed negative attitudes toward COVID‐19 vaccines during the COVID‐19 pandemic, which might lead to lowered pediatric vacci...
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| description | ABSTRACT Background Children are at lower risk from influenza and COVID‐19 than other age groups, but they can still be affected. Some adults, including healthcare workers, developed negative attitudes toward COVID‐19 vaccines during the COVID‐19 pandemic, which might lead to lowered pediatric vaccine uptake. We investigated COVID‐19 and seasonal flu vaccine uptake among nurses and children living in their households. Methods Using contact information from the state professional licensing body, we recruited 677 nurses from South Dakota with children living in their households to participate in an online survey. Data were collected in May 2024. The survey included questions regarding parental and pediatric vaccine uptake and social and political factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. We used logistic regression to analyze the data. Results We found that 64% were vaccinated for influenza and 18% of children were vaccinated for COVID‐19. The pediatric uptake of both vaccines was associated with parental COVID‐19 vaccination status and partially with influenza vaccination status. Nurses who identified with the Republican Party reported lowered vaccination rates for children living in their households. Conclusions Overall, we found low COVID‐19 and flu vaccination rates among children in our sample. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b232fa838e945c89a51df1edfda73652025-08-20T04:01:58ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352025-07-0187n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.71018COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional StudyFilip Viskupič0David L. Wiltse1Thomas E. Stenvig2Department of Political Science Iowa State University Ames Iowa USASchool of American and Global Studies South Dakota State University Brookings South Dakota USACollege of Nursing South Dakota State University Brookings South Dakota USAABSTRACT Background Children are at lower risk from influenza and COVID‐19 than other age groups, but they can still be affected. Some adults, including healthcare workers, developed negative attitudes toward COVID‐19 vaccines during the COVID‐19 pandemic, which might lead to lowered pediatric vaccine uptake. We investigated COVID‐19 and seasonal flu vaccine uptake among nurses and children living in their households. Methods Using contact information from the state professional licensing body, we recruited 677 nurses from South Dakota with children living in their households to participate in an online survey. Data were collected in May 2024. The survey included questions regarding parental and pediatric vaccine uptake and social and political factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. We used logistic regression to analyze the data. Results We found that 64% were vaccinated for influenza and 18% of children were vaccinated for COVID‐19. The pediatric uptake of both vaccines was associated with parental COVID‐19 vaccination status and partially with influenza vaccination status. Nurses who identified with the Republican Party reported lowered vaccination rates for children living in their households. Conclusions Overall, we found low COVID‐19 and flu vaccination rates among children in our sample.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71018COVID‐19 vaccinationhealthcare workersinfluenza vaccinationpediatric vaccine hesitancypolitical partisanship |
| spellingShingle | Filip Viskupič David L. Wiltse Thomas E. Stenvig COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study Health Science Reports COVID‐19 vaccination healthcare workers influenza vaccination pediatric vaccine hesitancy political partisanship |
| title | COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study |
| title_full | COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study |
| title_short | COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses and Children Living in Their Households: A Cross‐Sectional Study |
| title_sort | covid 19 and influenza vaccine uptake among nurses and children living in their households a cross sectional study |
| topic | COVID‐19 vaccination healthcare workers influenza vaccination pediatric vaccine hesitancy political partisanship |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71018 |
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