Incentives can spur COVID-19 vaccination uptake.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 118(36)2021 09 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1366852
ABSTRACT
Recent evidence suggests that vaccination hesitancy is too high in many countries to sustainably contain COVID-19. Using a factorial survey experiment administered to 20,500 online respondents in Germany, we assess the effectiveness of three strategies to increase vaccine uptake, namely, providing freedoms, financial remuneration, and vaccination at local doctors. Our results suggest that all three strategies can increase vaccination uptake on the order of two to three percentage points (PP) overall and five PP among the undecided. The combined effects could be as high as 13 PP for this group. The returns from different strategies vary across age groups, however, with older cohorts more responsive to local access and younger cohorts most responsive to enhanced freedoms for vaccinated citizens.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mass Vaccination
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Vaccination Refusal
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Motivation
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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