COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Hesitancy Among Schools’ Stakeholders: A Philippine Survey

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the perception of schools’ stakeholders on the COVID-19 vaccination
towards readiness to opening schools after prohibiting the face-to-face classes last March 2020. The campaigns
were done online using social media platforms. A total of 2034 participants has participated in the survey.
Results revealed that participants were dominated by teachers; most of them came from Luzon; ages ranged from
13-19 years old; and female participants. The highest percentage of the reason for vaccine confidence is ―They
believed that the vaccine would give them immunity from the virus COVID-19‖ while the highest percentage of
the reason for COVID-19 hesitancy was ―The vaccine might have a possible effect on genetic make-up‖.
Furthermore, when participants are grouped according to profile, region, sex, and age, the confidence still a little
higher than those who hesitate to get vaccinated by the COVID-19 vaccines. Among the demographics of the
participants, only their sex has a significant association with their COVID-19 vaccine confidence and hesitancy
(x2
 = 42.43, p=0.000). This study recommends that health services at school should be strengthened and
vaccination among school children should be part of the school-based management system hand in hand with the
health practitioners.