Thank you for agreeing to participate in our survey.

Before we start, we’d like for you to read the informed consent information below. Informed consent refers to the voluntary choice of an individual to participate in research based on an accurate and complete understanding of its purposes, procedures, risks, benefits, and alternatives. The survey will be completely anonymous and voluntary. We do not ask or identify any individuals who plan to participate in this survey. If you have any questions before completing this survey, please contact the investigators, Tali Rasooly, MA (Principal Investigator) and Lynnda Dahlquist, PhD at umbcpedspsyc@gmail.com.

Informed consent:
You must be of 18 years or older to participate in this survey.

The purpose of this study is to understand caregiver attitudes towards vaccinating their child against COVID-19. You are being asked to volunteer because you are a caregiver residing in Maryland have an eligible child between the ages of 5 to 11 years of age and you will be asked to complete online questionnaires. The survey may take about 15 minutes to complete.

As a participant in this study, I will be asked to complete online questionnaires. No personal or identifying information will be collected with responses to the questions. My involvement in this study will begin when I agree to participate and will continue until I complete the survey. I am being asked to volunteer because I am a caregiver residing in Maryland have an eligible child between the ages of 5 to 11 years of age.

I have been informed that my participation in this research study is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw or discontinue participation at any time. If I withdraw from this research study, I will not be penalized in any way for deciding to stop participating. I have been informed that data collected for this study will be retained by the investigator and analyzed even if I choose to withdraw from the research. If I do choose to withdraw, the investigator and I have discussed my withdrawal and the investigator may use my information up to the time I decide to withdraw.

There are no known risks involved in completing the survey. There are no tangible benefits for completing the survey, but you may help the researchers better understand parental attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination in children.

All data obtained will be anonymous. There is no way for us to find out who you are, and your data will not be shared with any other parties under any circumstance.

Only the investigator and members of the research team will have access to these anonymous records. If information learned from this study is published, I will not be identified by name. By signing this form, however, I allow the research study investigator to make my records available to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Institutional Review Board (IRB) and regulatory agencies as required to do so by law.

The principal investigators, Tali Rasooly and Lynnda Dahlquist, have offered to and has answered any and all questions regarding my participation in this research study. If I have any further questions, I can contact Tali Rasooly at umbcpedspsyc@gmail.com

This study has been reviewed and approved by the UMBC Institutional Review Board (IRB). A representative of that Board, from the Office of Research Protections and Compliance, is available to discuss the review process or my rights as a research participant. Contact information of the Office is (410) 455-2737 or compliance@umbc.edu.

After reading the consent items, please proceed to the questionnaire on the next page. Click "Next" OR “Insert hyperlink here” to get started with the survey. If you'd like to leave the survey at any time, just click "Exit this survey".

I have been informed that I may print out a copy of the consent document (OR I have been informed the investigator will email/mail a copy to me) for me to keep.