Vaccination nudges: A study of pre-booked COVID-19 vaccinations in Sweden
Carl Bonander,
Mats Ekman and
Niklas Jakobsson
Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 309, issue C
Abstract:
A nudge changes people's actions without removing their options or altering their incentives. During the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the Swedish Region of Uppsala sent letters with pre-booked appointments to inhabitants aged 16–17 instead of opening up manual appointment booking. Using regional and municipal vaccination data, we document a higher vaccine uptake among 16- to 17-year-olds in Uppsala compared to untreated control regions (constructed using the synthetic control method as well as neighboring municipalities). The results highlight pre-booked appointments as a strategy for increasing vaccination rates in populations with low perceived risk.
Keywords: COVID-19; Health policy; Nudge; Pre-booked; Vaccination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115248
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