An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients

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COVID-19 has caused significant global health impacts, with millions of cases and deaths reported since its declaration as a pandemic in March 2020.
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Vaccine hesitancy, defined as reluctance or refusal to vaccinate, poses a major challenge to achieving widespread COVID-19 vaccination.
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Parents of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients may exhibit unique vaccine hesitancy, which is under-researched.
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The study aimed to assess vaccine hesitancy and the impact of COVID-19 on parents of HCT recipients, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.
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Data collection involved demographic information and standardized measures to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy among parents.

Bone Marrow Transplantation

by Micah Skeens, Parishma Guttoo, Joseph R. Stanek, Kimberly Taylor, Erica Stratz, Monica I. Ardura, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan
January 24, 2022

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