COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Caregivers of Developmentally Disabled Kids

Caregivers of developmentally delayed individuals appear particularly prone to vaccine hesitancy

Summary

The study aimed to understand the reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of developmentally disabled youth. Caregivers were asked to select between two reasons for vaccine hesitancy using a forced-choice survey format. The study was conducted with 87 caregivers, all of whom identified as white and were from the Mountain West regi…