Parents Information Perspective Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

Parents Information Perspective Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine
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Parents Information Perspective Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine
Introduction
Since the first case of COVID-19, the world has faced several changes. Specifically, schools closed, businesses collapsed, companies were shut down, countries and states were locked down, hotels and bars were closed, and so on (Zhong & Chin, 2021). For this reason, the need to find a permanent solution was more urgent. Different medical researchers have been seeking a solution to curb the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the invention of advanced patient treatment and prevention from the disease has become the norm in medical organizations. Among the solutions, vaccination seems to be the best of them all. The reduction of numbers of patients tasting positive since its introduction has been encouraging.
A study about the COVID-19 vaccines proves that since introducing several vaccination options for the deadly virus among adults, the number of grown-up people testing positive has significantly decreased by up to 60%. Also, vaccinations have reduced the intensity of the illness; thus, deaths among the already infected are low. Global organizations have developed an interest in children's vaccination options (Buonsenso et al., 2020). For example, recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have conducted statistical research showing children aged between 5 to 11 years have a higher COVID-19 prevalence compared to adults. Therefore, vaccination can be the best solution to reduce the risks associated with COVID-19 among youngsters (Weintraub, 2021). The entire process's success largely depends on the parent's belief regarding the vaccination. For this reason, the media plays a vital role in ensuring parents get legitimate information about the vaccination. Kent (2014) says that avoiding misinformation requires parents to be aware of the gatekeeping theory to ensure they can sieve the false news and partake from the relevant information. Achievement of excellent results requires parents to know valid information concerning the vaccines. The government and concerned organizations have the task of guaranteeing the parents that the children will benefit more from the shot. Also, they should be aware of the myths about immunization to avoid fear.
In the 21st Century, social media takes a higher percentage of informing and misinforming people. Its freedom of information upload and access gives malicious people a platform to spread unreliable and misleading news (Welbers& Opgnhaffen, 2019). To make money, bloggers thrive on creating appealing information to capture more readers without caring about its truth. Bloggers and malicious study human curiosity and use it to bet that they will have more readers and viewers with fake catch news than accurate boring news (Altheide, 2017). Therefore, social media users need to be extra careful about whatever they read or watch on social platforms. Regarding children's vaccination, parents must be aware of the illegitimate information on the internet. They must be careful to refr...