Decision aid (5–15 years): what matters to you

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Use the tables below to explore how the decision to vaccinate or not could impact your child and family. Remove the statements that aren’t important to you by clicking ‘X’. You can also add your own reasons in the blank box at the bottom of each column.

If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine

Questions	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine they will be better protected against COVID-19 and serious related health problems	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine they will be able to see family and friends more safely	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine and they still catch COVID-19, their symptoms will be milder	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine they will be free to travel around Australia or overseas	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine they will be able to travel and move around the community more freely	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine I won’t have to worry about being judged for not getting my child vaccinated	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine they may experience side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine they may have to take time off school to get the vaccine or recover from side effects	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine I will have to make the effort to find, book and attend an appointment	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine I will worry about being judged by people who disapprove of my decision	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me

If my child does not get the COVID-19 vaccine

Questions	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine I won't have to make the effort to find and attend an appointment	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine they will avoid the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine I won’t have to worry about being judged by people who disapprove of vaccination	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine they will be at higher risk of getting sick from COVID-19 and getting complications	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine and they get sick from COVID-19, they may go to hospital	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine and they get sick and I may have to take time off work to look after them	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine and they get sick, they may spread the virus to the rest of the family or friends	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine they may have to take time off school during an outbreak	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine they may not be able to visit certain friends and family who are vulnerable	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me
If my child doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine I will worry about being judged by people who disapprove of my decision	Really Important To Me	Somewhat Important To Me	Not important to me

Consider what matters most to your family