Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandated in schools? - an international caregiver perspective

Baumer-Mouradian, Shannon H; Hart, Rebecca J; Bone, Jeffrey N; Seiler, Michelle; Olson, Prasra; Keitel, Kristina; Manzano, Sergio; Gualco, Gianluca; Krupik, Danna; Schroter, Stephanie; Weigert, Rachel M; Chung, SunHee; Thompson, Graham C; Muhammad, Nina; Shah, Pareen; Gaucher, Nathalie O; Lunoe, Maren M; Evers, Megan; Pharisa Rochat, Cosette; Nelson, Courtney E

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.07.038

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Baumer-Mouradian, S. H., Hart, R. J., Bone, J. N., Seiler, M., Olson, P., Keitel, K., Manzano, S., Gualco, G., Krupik, D., Schroter, S., Weigert, R. M., Chung, S., Thompson, G. C., Muhammad, N., Shah, P., Gaucher, N. O., Lunoe, M. M., Evers, M., Pharisa Rochat, C., … Goldman, R. D. (2022). Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandated in schools? - an international caregiver perspective. Vaccine, 40(36), 5384–5390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.07.038

Abstract

Objectives: Caregiver attitudes toward mandating COVID-19 vaccines for their children are poorly understood. We aimed to determine caregiver acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for schools/daycares and assess if opposition to mandates would result in removal of children from the educational system.

Study design: Perform a cross-sectional, anonymous survey of adult caregivers with children ≤ 18 years presenting to 21 pediatric emergency departments in the United States, Canada, Israel, and Switzerland, November 1st through Dece