Parents of children under 12 want to wait and see before agreeing to vaccination.

By on October 31, 2021

About half of parents of children under 12 in Japan plan to take a wait-and-see stance when COVID-19 vaccination becomes available, a survey by Nomura Research Institute Ltd. reveals.

The survey found 53.5 % of 1,953 parents surveyed want their children to receive vaccine shots only after there is enough information regarding its safety.

Meanwhile, 12.9%  said they want their children to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

A total of 33.6% are somewhat reluctant or do not want to have their children inoculated.

Twenty four percent of 1,137 parents with children over 12 eligible for vaccination have received two COVID-19 vaccine doses.

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