Social Vulnerability and COVID-19 Vaccine in Spain

Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo (), Alexis Cloquell-Lozano, Carmen Moret-Tatay and Francisco Javier Arteaga-Moreno
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Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo: OAMI-UCV (Research Methodology Support Office), Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Alexis Cloquell-Lozano: OAMI-UCV (Research Methodology Support Office), Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Carmen Moret-Tatay: OAMI-UCV (Research Methodology Support Office), Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Francisco Javier Arteaga-Moreno: OAMI-UCV (Research Methodology Support Office), Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-7

Abstract: Different analyses show that the design of vaccination policies should especially protect the most vulnerable social groups, since the level of acceptance is determined by the population’s knowledge, attitude and concerns about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. The objective of this work will be to detect the most socially vulnerable groups with respect to COVID-19 and to analyze the factors that influence predisposition to vaccination. This is a cross-sectional study using data from the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) on the Effects and Consequences of Coronavirus (Study 3346 of December 2021). Sociodemographic variables (sex, age, employment status, studies and subjective class identification) were extracted, as well as the answers to the questions indicating the attitude towards vaccination, corresponding to questions 7,8,10 and 11 of the study. The most vulnerable group was lower class women (self-perceived), under 45 years of age with lower educational level, unemployed or performing unpaid work in the home. Most of them are not predisposed to vaccinate only because of the obligation to do so, mainly due to lack of belief in the power and efficacy of vaccines, as well as fear of health risks/collateral side effects. The lower vaccine uptake in this vulnerable population group may be due to a lack of awareness and lower trust in the authorities, as well as the benefits of the vaccine, which could be related to a lack of policy targeting the most socially vulnerable populations.

Keywords: COVID-19; vaccination; social vulnerability; equity; SARS-CoV-2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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