In-house Public Health Agency (PHAC) research found many Canadian parents remain wary of both COVID-19 and flu shots for children — despite ongoing immunization campaigns.Pandemic mandates did not improve compliance rates, data show, per Blacklock’s Reporter. “Continued monitoring of parental knowledge and views around Covid-19 and influenza are important to adapt public communication and education accordingly,” said a childhood seasonal immunization PHAC report.“Monitoring parental attitudes is essential to predict expected vaccine take-up and guide education and awareness efforts to promote vaccination.”.Study finds ‘statistical significance’ linking heart injury to mRNA COVID jabs .Asked, “How likely are you to keep your child’s COVID-19 doses up to date in the future, receiving them as recommended by public health officers?” only 17% said they “definitely will.”A total 26% said they “probably won’t,” and 28% replied: “Definitely won’t.”Asked, “Have you ever been hesitant to vaccinate your child against COVID-19?” 19.5% said they were “somewhat hesitant,” and a total 21% said they were “very hesitant.”Asked why they hesitated to get recurring COVID shots for their children, parents replied they were “concerned there was not enough research on the vaccine,” questioned the effectiveness of the jabs, had “mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine related information” or said their doctor never mentioned it..PERMANENTLY DISABLED: More than 15K Brits applied for COVID vax compensation.Findings were drawn from questionnaires with 11,258 parents nationwide. The Public Health Agency paid $292,727 for the report by Advanis Inc., a Waterloo, ON pollster.Data showed 42% of parents declined an annual flu shot for their children. Asked why, 16% replied they had “concerns about the side effects.” Others rated it unnecessary.The October 24 report followed 2023 data confirming more than a quarter of parents of young children, 26%, declined COVID shots even at the height of the pandemic. The Department of Health in 2021 licensed a Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine for children as young as five years old..Health Canada confirms Pfizer ‘chose not to’ inform them about DNA in COVID jabs.Parents of kindergartners resented being made to “feel guilty” by federal regulators in declining COVID shots, said a 2022 Privy Council report.“Participants had a number of questions regarding vaccines,” it said.“Most commonly focused on side effects and potential long term implications of their use.”Mothers and fathers “objected to what they saw as an attempt to make them feel guilty and worried about the well-being of their children.”The Public Health Agency in a 2021 Vaccines For Children memo acknowledged the coronavirus posed no serious risk to young children.Of some five million children aged five to 11, a total 120,000 became infected with COVID, said the memo. Of those 291 were hospitalized. Two died..IN-DEPTH: Canadian doctors pursue answers on pandemic-era unexplained deaths among Alberta children
In-house Public Health Agency (PHAC) research found many Canadian parents remain wary of both COVID-19 and flu shots for children — despite ongoing immunization campaigns.Pandemic mandates did not improve compliance rates, data show, per Blacklock’s Reporter. “Continued monitoring of parental knowledge and views around Covid-19 and influenza are important to adapt public communication and education accordingly,” said a childhood seasonal immunization PHAC report.“Monitoring parental attitudes is essential to predict expected vaccine take-up and guide education and awareness efforts to promote vaccination.”.Study finds ‘statistical significance’ linking heart injury to mRNA COVID jabs .Asked, “How likely are you to keep your child’s COVID-19 doses up to date in the future, receiving them as recommended by public health officers?” only 17% said they “definitely will.”A total 26% said they “probably won’t,” and 28% replied: “Definitely won’t.”Asked, “Have you ever been hesitant to vaccinate your child against COVID-19?” 19.5% said they were “somewhat hesitant,” and a total 21% said they were “very hesitant.”Asked why they hesitated to get recurring COVID shots for their children, parents replied they were “concerned there was not enough research on the vaccine,” questioned the effectiveness of the jabs, had “mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine related information” or said their doctor never mentioned it..PERMANENTLY DISABLED: More than 15K Brits applied for COVID vax compensation.Findings were drawn from questionnaires with 11,258 parents nationwide. The Public Health Agency paid $292,727 for the report by Advanis Inc., a Waterloo, ON pollster.Data showed 42% of parents declined an annual flu shot for their children. Asked why, 16% replied they had “concerns about the side effects.” Others rated it unnecessary.The October 24 report followed 2023 data confirming more than a quarter of parents of young children, 26%, declined COVID shots even at the height of the pandemic. The Department of Health in 2021 licensed a Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine for children as young as five years old..Health Canada confirms Pfizer ‘chose not to’ inform them about DNA in COVID jabs.Parents of kindergartners resented being made to “feel guilty” by federal regulators in declining COVID shots, said a 2022 Privy Council report.“Participants had a number of questions regarding vaccines,” it said.“Most commonly focused on side effects and potential long term implications of their use.”Mothers and fathers “objected to what they saw as an attempt to make them feel guilty and worried about the well-being of their children.”The Public Health Agency in a 2021 Vaccines For Children memo acknowledged the coronavirus posed no serious risk to young children.Of some five million children aged five to 11, a total 120,000 became infected with COVID, said the memo. Of those 291 were hospitalized. Two died..IN-DEPTH: Canadian doctors pursue answers on pandemic-era unexplained deaths among Alberta children
