Di Mauro Antonio, Di Mauro Federica, De Nitto Sara, Rizzo Letizia, Greco Chiara, Stefanizzi Pasquale, Tafuri Silvio, Baldassarre Maria Elisabetta, Laforgia Nicola
Pediatric Primary Care, National Pediatric Health Care System, Margherita di Savoia (BAT), Italy.
Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Front Pediatr. 2022 Apr 5;10:869893. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.869893. eCollection 2022.
Since The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty in children aged 5-11, the immunization campaign faced vaccine hesitancy in parents. Social media are emerging as leading information source that could play a significant role to counteract vaccine hesitancy, influencing parents' opinions and perceptions. Our aim was to evaluate the coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty in a cohort of children aged 5-11 whose families have been counseled to use Social Media to counteract vaccine hesitancy.
All parents of children aged 5-11 in a primary care setting were instructed by their pediatrician to get accurate information about the COVID-19 vaccine from a page. Active calls to vaccinate children were also scheduled through messaging services and . Vaccination rates of children in the study were assessed with an electronic database and compared to both regional and national child vaccination rates.
Coverage of 277 children aged 5-11 was analyzed from 16 December 2021 to 31 January 2022. A total of 62.4% (173/277) of enrolled children received the 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty and 39.7% (110/277) the 2nd dose. Coverage rates were higher compared both to the regional population (1st dose: 48.8%, 2nd dose: 24.6%; = 0.001) and national population (1st dose: 32.1%, 2nd dose: 13.8%; < 0.001).
Increasing vaccine confidence using Social Media interventions have a positive impact on vaccination acceptance of parents.
自意大利药品管理局（AIFA）推荐在5至11岁儿童中接种新冠疫苗Comirnaty以来，免疫接种活动面临家长对疫苗的犹豫态度。社交媒体正成为主要信息来源，在消除疫苗犹豫方面可能发挥重要作用，影响家长的意见和看法。我们的目的是评估在一组5至11岁儿童中Comirnaty新冠疫苗的接种覆盖率，这些儿童的家庭已被建议利用社交媒体来消除疫苗犹豫。
在初级保健机构中，所有5至11岁儿童的家长都被儿科医生指导从一个页面获取关于新冠疫苗的准确信息。还通过短信服务和安排了主动致电为儿童接种疫苗。通过电子数据库评估研究中儿童的接种率，并与地区和全国儿童接种率进行比较。
分析了2021年12月16日至2022年1月31日期间277名5至11岁儿童的接种情况。共有62.4%（173/277）的登记儿童接种了第一剂Comirnaty新冠疫苗，39.7%（110/277）接种了第二剂。与地区人口（第一剂：48.8%，第二剂：24.6%；P = 0.001）和全国人口（第一剂：32.1%，第二剂：13.8%；P < 0.001）相比，接种覆盖率更高。
利用社交媒体干预提高疫苗信心对家长的疫苗接种接受度有积极影响。
