Most MA Parents May Pass On Kids' Vaccination: Survey Results

The majority of the more than 2,100 who responded to an informal Patch survey do not have a high confidence in the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines and would not want them for their own children.

The survey generated 2,104 respondents, 1,139 of whom have not and do not intend to get the vaccine. And 1,169 of respondents were either highly or somewhere unconfident in the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines.

The survey is not meant to be a scientific poll, but rather a broad look at the public's mindset. It represents a break from the generally trusting feeling toward vaccinations in past Patch informal surveys.

Only 723 people responded to whether they have would allowed children under 16, if they had them, to get vaccinated. It was almost an even split, with 27 people undecided.

The vast majority of the 1,083 who said they had children aged 12 to 15 said they would not get them vaccinated. Only 252 said they would.

Meanwhile, 877 of the 1,126 parents of children under 12 said they would not get them vaccinated.

Some of the people pointed to the low risk of severe illness from in children COVID-19, especially considering the newness of the vaccine.

"Children have almost no risk of severe COVID-19 infection, and all studies have indicated that natural immunity is long-lasting and robust while the vaccine will require regular boosters," one respondent said. "This experiment is child abuse."