A single dose for me, A wealth of protection for us: The public health cost of individualism in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine

Wei Fu, Li-San Wang and Shin-Yi Chou

Social Science & Medicine, 2024, vol. 348, issue C

Abstract: This study examines whether individualism weakens the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expansions in the United States in 2021, and assesses the associated social benefits or costs associated with individualism.

Keywords: COVID-19; Individualism; Vaccine eligibility; Mortality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116849

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