COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Parents of Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

the Swissped RECOVERY Trial Group, Geraldine Blanchard-Rohner, Carlos Sanchez, Maya C. Andre, Sabrina Bressieux-Degueldre, Serge Grazioli, Marie Helene Perez, Daniela Wütz, Nina Schöbi, Tatjana Welzel, Andrew Atkinson, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Julia A. Bielicki, Johannes Trück, Henrik Koehler, Spyridoula Gysi, Indra Janz, Andreas Bieri, Bir Donner, Jürg HammerUlrich Heininger, Clemens von Kalckreuth, Malte Kohns, Nicole Mettauer, Alexandra Meyer, Diana Reppucci, Chloé Schlaeppi, Daniel Trachsel, Nina Vaezipour, Andreas Woerner, Andreas Zutter, Federica Vanoni, Lisa Kottanattu, Calogero Mazzara, Alessia Severi Conti, Christoph Aebi, Philipp Agyeman, Andrea Duppenthaler, Martin Glöckler, Sabine Pallivathukal, Thomas Riedel, Petra Zimmermann, Hong Phuc Cudré-Cung, Mladen Pavlovic, Alice Bordessoule, Anne Laure Martin, Angelo Polito, Noemie Wagner, Marie Rohr, Arnaud L’Huillier, Vivianne Amiet, Thomas Ferry, David Longchamp, Julia Natterer, Rebecca Oppenheim, Michael Hofer, Michael Buettcher, Katharina Wechselberger, Alex Donas, Sara Germann, Michaela Lütolf Erni, Daniela Kaiser, Katharina Schwendener Scholl, Hans Peter Kuen, Katja Hrup, Janine Stritt, Douggl G.N. Bailey, Tanja Wachinger, Ingrid Beck, André Birkenmaier, Bjarte Rogdo, Philip Lorenz, Ivo Iglowstein, Konstanze Zöhrer, Martin Flade, Seraina Prader, Jana Pachlopnik Schmid, Michelle Seiler, Patrick Meyer Sauteur, Barbara Brotschi, Kathrin Weber, Elizabeth Whittaker, Saul N. Faust

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Abstract

Data on COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among parents of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) are limited. In this cohort of children with MIS-C, enrolled in the Swissped RECOVERY trial (NCT 04826588), comparing intravenous immunoglobulins or methylprednisolone, who, in accordance with Swiss guidelines, were recommended for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, 65% (73/112) of parents reported being vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 before the MIS-C, while 70% were vaccinated after the MIS-C episode of their child. None of the children were vaccinated before the occurrence of the MIS-C, and only 9% (5/56) received the COVID-19 vaccine after the MIS-C. The predominant barriers to COVID-19 vaccination were concerns over potential side effects and insufficient support from their doctors. This emphasizes the crucial role of health care providers in promoting COVID-19 vaccination among children.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)361-364
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2024

Keywords

  • COVID-19 vaccine
  • MIS-C
  • PIMS
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • vaccine acceptance

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