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. 2023 Jul 20:11:1191941.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1191941. eCollection 2023.

Receipt of COVID-19 vaccine in preterm-born children aged 3-7 in China

Dan Wang #  1   2 , Li Li #  3 , Xiaofeng Ma #  3 , Yunfeng Lin  4   5   6 , Liping Chen  7 , Arigonggaowa  8 , Xianglian Peng  9 , Jingyun Shi  10 , Jie Yang  11 , Rong Ju  12 , Zhankui Li  13 , Jingke Cao  1   2 , Changgen Liu  1   2 , Zhichun Feng  1   2 , Qiuping Li  1
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Receipt of COVID-19 vaccine in preterm-born children aged 3-7 in China

Dan Wang et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the COVID-19 vaccination rate in preterm-born children aged 3-7 in China and influential factors, identify vaccination-related adverse reactions, and clarify reasons behind parental refusal of vaccination to their children.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in parents of preterm-born children aged 3-7 in different regions of China through WeChat.

Results: Of 1,924 Chinese preterm-born children aged 3-7 included in this study, 1,552 (80.7%) had been vaccinated against COVID-19, with a higher vaccination rate in eastern China. Children older than 4 years, kids in kindergartens and primary schools, children living in eastern or western China, and children whose fathers had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine tended to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after adjusting for other covariates. Conversely, children living in urban areas, children whose annual family income was < 50,000 CNY or more than 300,000 CNY, premature children who underwent hospital transfers, and children with underlying diseases were less likely to get vaccinated. Adverse reactions occurred in 59/1,552 (3.8%) vaccinated children. Parents of 118/372 (31.7%) children expressed their concerns over adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccination. Other reasons like the absence of information about the place where they could get vaccination were mentioned as well.

Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccination-related adverse reactions rarely occurred and most of them were mild among preterm-born children aged 3-7. Higher vaccination coverage can be achieved as parents are provided with more scientific data about benefits of vaccination, vaccination contraindications and precautions, and more information about vaccination sites.

Keywords: COVID-19; inactivated vaccine; pediatrics; preterm-born children; vaccination.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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