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).