%0 Journal Article %1 zychlinskyscharff2021students %A Zychlinsky Scharff, Anna %A Paulsen, Mira %A Schaefer, Paula %A Tanisik, Fatma %A Sugianto, Rizky Indrameikha %A Stanislawski, Nils %A Blume, Holger %A Schmidt, Bernhard M. W. %A Heiden, Stefanie %A Stiesch, Meike %A Melk, Anette %D 2021 %J European Journal of Pediatrics %K 2021 myown %R 10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1 %T Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1 %X Widespread vaccination in pursuit of herd immunity has been recognized as the most promising approach to ending the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). The vaccination of children and adolescents has been extensively debated and the first COVID-19 vaccine is now approved in European countries for children aged > 12 years of age. Our study investigates vaccination hesitancy in a cohort of German secondary school students. We assessed 903 students between age 9 and 20 in the period between 17 May 2021 and 30 June 2021. 68.3% (n = 617) reported intention to undergo COVID-19 vaccination, while 7% (n = 62) did not want to receive the vaccine and 15% (n = 135) were not yet certain. Age and parental level of education influenced COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Children under the age of 16 as well as students whose parents had lower education levels showed significantly higher vaccine hesitancy.

@article{zychlinskyscharff2021students, abstract = {Widespread vaccination in pursuit of herd immunity has been recognized as the most promising approach to ending the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). The vaccination of children and adolescents has been extensively debated and the first COVID-19 vaccine is now approved in European countries for children aged > 12 years of age. Our study investigates vaccination hesitancy in a cohort of German secondary school students. We assessed 903 students between age 9 and 20 in the period between 17 May 2021 and 30 June 2021. 68.3% (n = 617) reported intention to undergo COVID-19 vaccination, while 7% (n = 62) did not want to receive the vaccine and 15% (n = 135) were not yet certain. Age and parental level of education influenced COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Children under the age of 16 as well as students whose parents had lower education levels showed significantly higher vaccine hesitancy.}, added-at = {2022-02-24T13:37:25.000+0100}, author = {Zychlinsky Scharff, Anna and Paulsen, Mira and Schaefer, Paula and Tanisik, Fatma and Sugianto, Rizky Indrameikha and Stanislawski, Nils and Blume, Holger and Schmidt, Bernhard M. W. and Heiden, Stefanie and Stiesch, Meike and Melk, Anette}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f77c650621f745ccf6c4815c39acda6c/imsl3s}, doi = {10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1}, interhash = {3631af8c3a187f5d1c52a8e29b402936}, intrahash = {f77c650621f745ccf6c4815c39acda6c}, issn = {14321076}, journal = {European Journal of Pediatrics}, keywords = {2021 myown}, refid = {Zychlinsky Scharff2021}, timestamp = {2022-02-24T13:37:25.000+0100}, title = {Students’ age and parental level of education influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04343-1}, year = 2021 }