Majority of Thai parents want children vaccinated so school can start

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Manager reported on the latest public opinion poll by Suan Dusit University that asked 1,089 parents about vaccinating their 12-17 year old children against Covid-19.

 

The poll conducted last week indicated that 75.44% of parents agreed with vaccinating children in secondary school to get schools reopened. 

 

The plan is to do that in November, notes ASEAN NOW after months of closures.

 

61.43% were ready to have their children jabbed, 26.17% wanted to wait and 12.40% were not ready.

 

64.72% expressed confidence in the vaccine being offered.

 

This has been reported as Pfizer.

 

46.74% thought it was better to get vaccinated than not for their children while 40.96% said the pros and cons were about the same. 

 

77.59% were worried about side effects.

 

64.13% wanted the jabs done at schools. 

 

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[pikao]

Hands off the children

[brewsterbudgen]

So open the schools!!

[248900_1469958220]

So the vaccine is totally voluntary for kids?? IF a kid and their parents choose NOT to get it....will they still be able to go back to the classroom??? This has NOT been made clear. Anyone??

[Laughing Gravy]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Manager reported on the latest public opinion poll by Suan Dusit University that asked 1,089 parents about vaccinating their 12-17 year old children against Covid-19.

Well the usual BS number of respondents which clearly shows there is no strong evidence one way or another. Suan Dusit embarrassing themselves as a research university yet again.

[zzaa09]

34 minutes ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

So the vaccine is totally voluntary for kids?? IF a kid and their parents choose NOT to get it....will they still be able to go back to the classroom??? This has NOT been made clear. Anyone??

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that it was recently made mandatory. There are some debates whether children might be vaccinated or not, lower dose, wait for the tweaked variety made for youngsters, etc....

 

If anything, teachers and admin staff should be vaccinated for everyone's protection. That should've been a priority from the start. 

Until then, a protocol practiced [mask, distancing, etc] classroom might be prudent and advisable. 

[bbko]

I for one signed my 14 y/o up as soon as the announcement was made.  If you don't want you child vaccinated, fine, it's voluntary not mandatory.

[JGV]

Question to ask do the teachers want this