The effects of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Hawaii

Ruben Juarez (), Nicole Siegal and Alika Maunakea
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Ruben Juarez: UHERO and Department of Economics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Nicole Siegal: UHERO and Department of Economics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Alika Maunakea: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

No 2022-1, Working Papers from University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Abstract: Having been affected by the highest increase in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, Honolulu and Maui counties in Hawai‘i implemented vaccine passport mandates for select industries in September 2021. Herein, we describe the effects of these mandates on three areas: (1) changes in foot traffic for businesses affected by mandates in comparison to businesses unaffected by the mandates; (2) changes in the number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 and (3) COVID-19 vaccination rate increases across counties affected by mandates in comparison to counties that were unaffected by the mandates. Although businesses affected by mandates experienced a 4.0% decrease of foot traffic in the 10 weeks after the mandates were implemented, the number of COVID-19 cases significantly decreased (47.3%, p

Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2022-01
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