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Table 2 Vaccine intentions and behaviour of parents of children aged 5 – 11 years

From: West Australian parents’ views on vaccinating their children against COVID-19: a qualitative study

Parent’s details

Child’s details

Pseudonym

Parent’s COVID-19 vaccine intention for self

Parent vaccinated

Parent’s COVID-19 vaccine intention for child

Age (years)

Comorbidity that increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Child up-to-date with routine vaccines?

Child usually receives annual influenza vaccine?

Brooke

Accept

Yes

Accept

11

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nikki

Accept

Yes

Accept

6

No

Yes

Yes

9

No

Yes

Yes

Xena

Accept

Yes

Accept

10

No

Yes

Yes

Rosemary

Accept

Yes

Accept

11

Nob

Yes

Yes

Jim

Accept

Yes

Accept

10

No

Yes

Yes

10

No

Yes

Yes

11

No

Yes

Yes

Samuel

Accept

Yes

Accept

10

No

Yes

Unsurea

Louise

Accept

No

Accept

6

No

Yes

Unsure

7

No

Yes

Unsure

Cindy

Cautiously Accept

Yes

Accept

7

No

Yes

No

11

No

Yes

No

Marty

Cautiously Accept

Yes

Accept

8

No

Yes

No

10

No

Yes

No

Adele

Wait awhile

No

Accept

8

No

Yes

Yes

Nicholas

Accept

Yes

Cautiously accept

8

No

Yes

Unsure

10

No

Yes

Unsure

Tracey

Cautiously Accept

Yes

Wait awhile

5

No

Yes

Yes

9

No

Yes

Yes

Jessica

Wait awhile

No

Wait awhile

7

No

Yes

Unsure

9

No

Yes

Unsure

Claire

Wait awhile

No

Wait awhile

8

No

Yes

Yes

10

No

Yes

Yes

Anne

Refuse

No

Refuse

5

No

Yes

No

5

No

Yes

No

Eden

Refuse

No

Refuse

6

No

Yes

No

8

No

Yes

No

9

Nob

Yes

No

  1. aWas not discussed during interview, so research team unsure if child usually receives annual influenza vaccine
  2. bParent indicated in demographic survey that child did have a comorbidity that increased the risk of a severe COVID-19 infection. A clinical review of the comorbidities indicated that the child was not at increased risk and thus is recorded here as not having a comorbidity