A sizable minority — 4 in 10 parents of children ages 5 to 11 — say they’ll take a “wait and see” approach before they have their children vaccinated, according to a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Another 26% will do it “right away,” while 25% say they will “definitely not” make their children get the shots. Nine percent said their child would only get the shot if required, according to the poll conducted from mid-July to early August…

The number of COVID-19 vaccinated kids — younger and older — has serious implications for public health. But it also counts for schools and the parents who have to juggle jobs with issues like their child’s supervision if the student has to quarantine due to infection of close contact with a fellow student.

Kaiser Family Foundation researchers are doing new polling on the topic and one question is whether the delta variant’s rise will nudge more parents into a quicker vaccination pace for their kids, she noted.

A recent study also showed a cautious parent approach. Between February and March, one third of parents said their child’s COVID-19 vaccination was “very unlikely” and 9% said it was “somewhat unlikely,” according to an article published in Pediatrics.