This retrospective cohort study examines COVID-19 vaccine uptake in children and adolescents, highlighting parental influence and socioeconomic factors.
Key Points
The study aims to understand the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination uptake among children and adolescents in Singapore during the pandemic.
Retrospective cohort study using national-level data from June 2021 to April 2022.
Focus on children and adolescents aged 5-17 years eligible for vaccination.
Analysis of time-to-vaccination stratified by age group.
Among 442,399 participants, vaccine uptake declined with each additional dose.
95.8% of adolescents completed primary vaccination, while 75.8% of younger children did.
Parental COVID-19 vaccination status emerged as the strongest predictor of vaccine uptake.