Over 25 percent of young Canadian children eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines did not get vaccinated because of parental concerns, says a recent report by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
“Monitoring parental attitudes is essential to predict expected vaccine uptake and to guide education and awareness efforts to promote vaccination,” said the report, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
The report, titled “2022 Childhood Covid-19 Immunization Coverage Survey,” found that 26 percent of eligible children under 12 went unvaccinated.
The majority of parents who refused to have their children vaccinated against COVID said they were concerned that “not enough research on the vaccine has been done in children,” with many also saying they were worried about “the safety of Covid-19 vaccines and side effects.”…