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Most Parents Support Childhood Vaccines, But Doubt Flu and COVID-19 Shots: Daily Dose
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On September 15, 2025, we reported on results from a KFF–Washington Post survey that was designed to examine parents’ experiences with and views about vaccines for their children.
The survey
Researchers conducted an online survey of 2716 parents or legal guardians of children under age 18 in the US between July 18-August 4, 2025. The margin of sampling error including the design effect for total sample of parents is plus or minus 2 percentage points, according to the survey.
The findings
The poll of US parents showed:
90% say MMR vaccines are important for children in their community, and 88% say the same about polio.
Roughly 84–85% express confidence in the safety of the shots.
By contrast, only 56% view influenza shots as important for kids, and fewer than half (43%) say the same about COVID-19 vaccines. Confidence in safety is 65% for influenza and just 43% for COVID-19.
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