RESULTS :
In total 202 parents/carers of children with CLDs participated in the
survey. The background characteristics of the children with CLDs and
their parents/carers who participated in the survey are presented in
(Supplementary table S1). The vast
majority of the parents/carers (1152/198, 77%) said that they were
likely to get their child with CLD vaccinated against COVID-19, 9%
(18/198) were not likely to get their child vaccinated and 14% (28/198)
were unsure. In regards to location of vaccination, either the general
practitioner’s (GP) clinic (105/181, 58%) or the hospital (65/181,
36%) was the preferred location to get their children with CLD
vaccinated.
Parents/carers who were likely to
have their child with CLD vaccinated stated that they would immunise the
child against COVID-19 if it was recommended by the child’s
paediatrician/specialist physician (94% ,157/167) and/or general
practitioner (GP) (80%, 134/167) (Table 1). On the other hand,
parents/carers who were not willing to vaccinate their children with CLD
against COVID-19 stated that there could be side effects associated with
the vaccine (825, 34/41) and that the vaccine might not be tested
properly in children before being rolled out to the public (67.5%,
27/40) (Table 2).