Distributional Impacts of Retail Vaccine Availability

Judith Chevalier, Jason L. Schwartz, Yihua Su and Kevin R. Williams ()
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Jason L. Schwartz: Yale School of Public Health
Yihua Su: Yale School of Public Health
Kevin R. Williams: Cowles Foundation, Yale University, https://som.yale.edu/faculty/kevin-r-williams

No 2280, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers from Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

Abstract: As countries transition from facing COVID-19 vaccine supply shortfalls to requiring novel strategies to facilitate vaccination, modern retail chains - often designed and located to target particular demographic groups - are a potential vaccine delivery vehicle. Using geospatial data, we quantify the proximity to vaccines created by a U.S. federal program that distributes vaccines to commercial retail pharmacies. We then quantify the impact of a proposal to provide vaccines at Dollar General, a low-priced general merchandise retailer. We show that adding Dollar General to the federal program would substantially decrease the distance to vaccine sites for low-income and minority U.S. households.

Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2021-04
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