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Parents more likely to refuse COVID jab for children than adults
In a study of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n households, researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found parents are more likely to refuse COVID-19 vaccination for their child than the proportion of adults refusing vaccination for themselves. Â
In the study published in , 3003 households were surveyed between May and July 2021 about their willingness to immunise themselves and their children against COVID-19, along with whether they would support mandatory vaccination strategies.Â
Lead researcher and author, Professor in Vaccinology at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Professor Helen Marshall, said: “While COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been extended to children aged between 12 and 15 years in many countries, including ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, parental support hasn’t been well captured, and very few have looked at community acceptance of mandatory policies.Â
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Adelaide has key role in COVID-19 vaccine human trials
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are playing a leading role in the human trials of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s first needle-free, gene-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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