evidence: While uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among 12-17 year-olds has increased over time, parents continue to report a more cautious attitude when it comes to vaccinations for children younger than 12. About a quarter (26%) of parents of children between the ages of 5-11 say they will vaccinate their child "right away" once a vaccine is authorized for their age group, as do one in five parents with children under 5. Four in ten parents in each age group say they will "wait and see" how the vaccine is working before having their younger child vaccinated. One-quarter say they will "definitely not" get their 5-11 year-old vaccinated and three in ten parents say the same about their children under age 5. [...] With some schools around the country already open for the 2021-2022 school year and many others set to open later this month, this Vaccine Monitor report examines parents’ views on vaccines and other protective measures in their children’s schools. We find that while most parents of school-age kids say their children attended school at least partially online during the previous school year, a large majority expect school to happen all or mostly in person during the upcoming school year (87% of parents of 12-17 year-olds and 89% of parents of 5-11 year-olds).