Journal Publication

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers

Published: November 2021

Author(s): Kavin Patel, Amyn Malik, Aiden Lee, Madeline Klotz, John Eric Humphries, Thomas Murray, David Wilkinson, Mehr Shafiq, Inci Yildirim, Jad Elharake, Chin Reyes, Saad Omer & Walter Gilliam

Researchers sought to understand the prevalence of vaccine uptake among child care providers, providing valuable insight into the risk level of re-opening child care centers.

Ensuring high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine uptake among US child care providers is crucial to mitigating the public health implications of child-staff and staff-child transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; however, the vaccination rate among this group was previously unknown. To characterize vaccine uptake among US child care providers, researchers conducted a multistate cross-sectional survey of the child care workforce. COVID-19 vaccine uptake among US child care providers overall was higher than the general US adult population, and sub-populations with lower uptake were identified.

Abstract and Citation

Kavin M. Patel, Amyn A. Malik, Aiden Lee, Madeline Klotz, John Eric Humphries, Thomas Murray, David Wilkinson, Mehr Shafiq, Inci Yildirim, Jad A. Elharake, Rachel Diaz, Chin Reyes, Saad B. Omer, Walter S. Gilliam; COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers. Pediatrics November 2021; 148 (5): e2021053813. 10.1542/peds.2021-053813

Abstract

To characterize vaccine uptake among US child care providers, we conducted a multistate cross-sectional survey of the child care workforce. Providers were identified through various national databases and state registries. A link to the survey was sent via e-mail between May 26 and June 23, 2021. A 37.8% response yielded 21 663 respondents, with 20 013 satisfying inclusion criteria. Overall COVID-19 vaccine uptake among US child care providers (78.2%, 90% confidence interval: 77.5% to 78.9%) was higher than the US general adult population (65%). Vaccination rates varied between states from 53.5% to 89.4%. Vaccine uptake among respondents differed significantly (P < .01) based on respondent age (70.0% for ages 25–34, 91.6% for ages 75–84), race (70.0% for Black or African Americans, 92.5% for Asian Americans), annual household income (70.8% for <$35 000, 85.1% for >$75 000), and child care setting (73.0% for home-based, 79.7% for center-based).

Publication Link

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/148/5/e2021053813/181547/COVID-19-Vaccine-Uptake-Among-US-Child-Care

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