Suggs, S and Caiata Zufferey, Maria and Fadda, Marta (2022) Vaccine hesitancy among staff working in public and private nurseries, kindergarten, primary schools and after-schools in Switzerland: A mixed-methods study. Project Report (Unpublished)
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Children are at lower risk of developing severe COVID-19 than adolescents and adults, but they represent a transmission risk. To reduce the spread of the infection during periods of high infection rates, schools closed and moved to remote learning in many countries and municipalities around the world. However, closing schools means huge costs not only on children and families but also on society as a whole. For this reason, Switzerland maintains the position that schools should be prioritized to remain open, with teachers of all ages being a top priority for COVID-19 vaccination. Until a vaccine is available for children and children are vaccinated at sufficient levels, it is even more important that school staff are vaccinated in order to protect themselves from infection and to reduce the risk of infecting children and their families. Currently, there are little data regarding vaccine acceptance among teaching staff in Switzerland, and even less about reasons for or against vaccination. We propose a mixed-methods project lasting ten months to measure and explore COVID-19 vaccine uptake, intention to get vaccinated, reasons for uptake and factors associated with intention, among a sample of individuals working in public and private nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools, and after-schools across German-, French-, and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Results will inform the development of evidence-based recommendations to improve current strategies to strengthen confidence in the COVID-19 vaccination among staff working in contact with children.
| Item Type: | Report (Project Report) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Social studies |
| Department/unit: | Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale > Centro competenze pratiche e politiche sanitarie |
| Depositing User: | Maria Caiata Zufferey |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2022 09:49 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2023 04:11 |
| URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/13427 |
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