A panel dataset of COVID-19 vaccination policies in 185 countries

Emily Cameron-Blake (), Helen Tatlow, Bernardo Andretti, Thomas Boby, Kaitlyn Green, Thomas Hale, Anna Petherick, Toby Phillips, Annalena Pott, Adam Wade and Hao Zha
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Emily Cameron-Blake: University of Oxford
Helen Tatlow: University of Oxford
Bernardo Andretti: University of Oxford
Thomas Boby: University of Oxford
Kaitlyn Green: University of Oxford
Thomas Hale: University of Oxford
Anna Petherick: University of Oxford
Toby Phillips: University of Oxford
Annalena Pott: University of Oxford
Adam Wade: University of Oxford
Hao Zha: University of Oxford

Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, vol. 7, issue 8, 1402-1413

Abstract: Abstract We present a panel dataset of COVID-19 vaccine policies, with data from 01 January 2020 for 185 countries and a number of subnational jurisdictions, reporting on vaccination prioritization plans, eligibility and availability, cost to the individual and mandatory vaccination policies. For each of these indicators, we recorded who is targeted by a policy using 52 standardized categories. These indicators document a detailed picture of the unprecedented scale of international COVID-19 vaccination rollout and strategy, indicating which countries prioritized and vaccinated which groups, when and in what order. We highlight key descriptive findings from these data to demonstrate uses for the data and to encourage researchers and policymakers in future research and vaccination planning. Numerous patterns and trends begin to emerge. For example: ‘eliminator’ countries (those that aimed to prevent virus entry into the country and community transmission) tended to prioritize border workers and economic sectors, while ‘mitigator’ countries (those that aimed to reduce the impact of community transmission) tended to prioritize the elderly and healthcare sectors for the first COVID-19 vaccinations; high-income countries published prioritization plans and began vaccinations earlier than low- and middle-income countries. Fifty-five countries were found to have implemented at least one policy of mandatory vaccination. We also demonstrate the value of combining this data with vaccination uptake rates, vaccine supply and demand data, and with further COVID-19 epidemiological data.

Date: 2023
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