• Konstantinos Miliordos, Theodoros Giannouchos, Evangelia Steletou, Georgios Sanidas, Aglaia Karkania, Aggeliki Vervenioti, Gabriel Dimitriou, and Despoina Gkentzi.
• Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece.
• J Eval Clin Pract. 2022 Dec 1; 28 (6): 943947943-947.

RationaleVaccinating children against COVID-19 is critical to contain the ongoing pandemic.Aims/ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was to assess parents' and caregivers' intention to vaccinate their 5-11 years old children against COVID-19 and to estimate the association between vaccination intention and sociodemographic, clinical and contextual factors.MethodWe conducted a questionnaire-based survey on a convenience sample of parents in Patras, Western Greece.ResultsOut of 366 study participants, around 48% reported their intention to vaccinate their child. The main factors associated with positive attitudes were paediatrician recommendation, parental vaccination, and reliance on the healthcare providers for decision making. Of note, 80% of the 190 parents who did not intend to vaccinate their children would vaccinate them if the paediatrician recommended it.ConclusionInterventions to further train healthcare professionals to establish rapport with parents, and to provide adequate information about vaccinations are crucial to address concerns related to COVID-19 vaccine benefits for children.© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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