Philippine E-Journals

Pediatric COVID-19 Booster Hesitancy Among Mothers: Basis For A Proposed Health Education Program

Marnie Geraldine A. Rombaoa | Zosima C. Garin

Discipline: Medicine

 

Abstract:

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and transitions to an endemic stage, booster vaccines play an important role in personal, and public health. Convincing people to take boosters continues to be a key problem. Despite the availability of clinically tested, and effective COVID-19 booster vaccines, convincing people to accept boosters remains a significant challenge. As of 18 January 2023, only 15.3% of the total population in the United States (U.S.) had received the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine. In addition, previous research showed people in many countries, especially in low-income countries, are hesitant to receive COVID-19 boosters (Limbu and Huhmann, 2023).