Rellosa Neil
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Hospital-Delaware.
Dela J Public Health. 2022 Mar 29;8(1):72-75. doi: 10.32481/djph.2022.03.011. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Pediatric providers deal with vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal for routine childhood vaccinations on a regular basis. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges for pediatricians including COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Some of the issues surrounding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy are similar to those associated with routine vaccines, however some are unique to COVID-19. Much of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been because of both the fear of the known and unknown. Identifying these issues and reasons for hesitancy is important to devising strategies and approaches pediatric providers can use to address patient and parent concerns, and hopefully convince them to vaccinate against COVID-19.
儿科医疗服务提供者经常应对儿童常规疫苗接种中的疫苗犹豫和拒绝接种情况。然而，新冠疫情给儿科医生带来了挑战，包括新冠疫苗犹豫和拒绝接种。围绕新冠疫苗犹豫的一些问题与常规疫苗相关问题相似，但也有一些是新冠疫苗所特有的。新冠疫苗犹豫现象很大程度上是由于对已知和未知情况的恐惧。识别这些问题及犹豫的原因，对于制定儿科医疗服务提供者可用于解决患者及家长担忧的策略和方法很重要，有望说服他们接种新冠疫苗。
