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COVID-19 prevention behaviors evaluated were wearing a mask, appropriate coughing\/sneezing, social distancing, staying home, and handwashing. Participants\u2019 age, marital status, race, educational level, incidence of COVID-19 infection in the household, healthcare worker in the household, and future intention to vaccinate children were obtained. Results: Among the 595 participants, 38.3% indicated they did not intend to use the COVID-19 vaccine for their children. Participants with no intention for vaccination had lower mean scores on wearing masks (p &lt; 0.0001), social distancing (p &lt; 0.0001), staying home (p &lt; 0.0001), and handwashing (p &lt; 0.05). The incidence of COVID-19 infection in the household was associated with a lower mean score of staying home (p &lt; 0.01). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that most mothers were compliant with the CDC recommended guidelines at the time of the survey. Mothers who indicated high adherence to prevention behaviors had a higher likelihood to consider vaccination for their children. Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available for children as young as six months, healthcare providers need to be aware of the relationship between current prevention behaviors and future intention to vaccinate. 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