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Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many residents of high-income countries (HICs) were eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters, while many residents of lower-income countries (LICs) had not yet received a first dose. HICs made some efforts to contribute to COVID-19 vaccination efforts in LICs, but these e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10289341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37352321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287257 |
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author | Stoeckel, Florian Thompson, Jack Szewach, Paula Stöckli, Sabrina Barnfield, Matthew Phillips, Joseph B. Lyons, Benjamin Mérola, Vittorio Reifler, Jason |
author_facet | Stoeckel, Florian Thompson, Jack Szewach, Paula Stöckli, Sabrina Barnfield, Matthew Phillips, Joseph B. Lyons, Benjamin Mérola, Vittorio Reifler, Jason |
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description | During the COVID-19 pandemic, many residents of high-income countries (HICs) were eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters, while many residents of lower-income countries (LICs) had not yet received a first dose. HICs made some efforts to contribute to COVID-19 vaccination efforts in LICs, but these efforts were limited in scale. A new literature discusses the normative importance of an international redistribution of vaccines. Our analysis contributes an empirical perspective on the willingness of citizens in a HIC to contribute to such efforts (which we term international vaccine solidarity). We analyse the levels and predictors of international vaccine solidarity. We surveyed a representative sample of German adults (n = 2019) who participated in a two-wave YouGov online survey (w1: Sep 13–21, 2021 and w2: Oct 4–13, 2021). International vaccine solidarity is measured by asking respondents preferences for sharing vaccine supplies internationally versus using that supply as boosters for the domestic population. We examine a set of pre-registered hypotheses. Almost half of the respondents in our sample (48%) prioritize giving doses to citizens in less developed countries. A third of respondents (33%) prefer to use available doses as boosters domestically, and a fifth of respondents (19%) did not report a preference. In line with our hypotheses, respondents higher in cosmopolitanism and empathy, and those who support domestic redistribution exhibit more support for international dose-sharing. Older respondents (who might be more at risk) do not consistently show less support for vaccine solidarity. These results help us to get a better understanding of the way citizens’ form preferences about a mechanism that redistributes medical supplies internationally during a global crisis. |
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spelling | pubmed-102893412023-06-24 Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany Stoeckel, Florian Thompson, Jack Szewach, Paula Stöckli, Sabrina Barnfield, Matthew Phillips, Joseph B. Lyons, Benjamin Mérola, Vittorio Reifler, Jason PLoS One Research Article During the COVID-19 pandemic, many residents of high-income countries (HICs) were eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters, while many residents of lower-income countries (LICs) had not yet received a first dose. HICs made some efforts to contribute to COVID-19 vaccination efforts in LICs, but these efforts were limited in scale. A new literature discusses the normative importance of an international redistribution of vaccines. Our analysis contributes an empirical perspective on the willingness of citizens in a HIC to contribute to such efforts (which we term international vaccine solidarity). We analyse the levels and predictors of international vaccine solidarity. We surveyed a representative sample of German adults (n = 2019) who participated in a two-wave YouGov online survey (w1: Sep 13–21, 2021 and w2: Oct 4–13, 2021). International vaccine solidarity is measured by asking respondents preferences for sharing vaccine supplies internationally versus using that supply as boosters for the domestic population. We examine a set of pre-registered hypotheses. Almost half of the respondents in our sample (48%) prioritize giving doses to citizens in less developed countries. A third of respondents (33%) prefer to use available doses as boosters domestically, and a fifth of respondents (19%) did not report a preference. In line with our hypotheses, respondents higher in cosmopolitanism and empathy, and those who support domestic redistribution exhibit more support for international dose-sharing. Older respondents (who might be more at risk) do not consistently show less support for vaccine solidarity. These results help us to get a better understanding of the way citizens’ form preferences about a mechanism that redistributes medical supplies internationally during a global crisis. Public Library of Science 2023-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10289341/ /pubmed/37352321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287257 Text en © 2023 Stoeckel et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Stoeckel, Florian Thompson, Jack Szewach, Paula Stöckli, Sabrina Barnfield, Matthew Phillips, Joseph B. Lyons, Benjamin Mérola, Vittorio Reifler, Jason Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany |
title | Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany |
title_full | Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany |
title_fullStr | Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany |
title_full_unstemmed | Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany |
title_short | Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany |
title_sort | correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the covid-19 pandemic: cross-sectional survey evidence from germany |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10289341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37352321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287257 |
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