Citizens from 13 countries share similar preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation priorities

Raymond Duch (), Laurence Roope, Mara Violato, Matias Fuentes Becerra, Thomas S. Robinson, Jean-François Bonnefon, Jorge Friedman, Peter John Loewen, Pavan Mamidi, Alessia Melegaro, Mariana Blanco, Juan Vargas, Julia Seither, Paolo Candio, Ana Gibertoni Cruz, Xinyang Hua, Adrian Barnett and Philip M. Clarke
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Raymond Duch: Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 1NF, United Kingdom
Mara Violato: Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Matias Fuentes Becerra: Departamento de Economia, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330015, Chile
Thomas S. Robinson: School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, Durham DH1 3TU, United Kingdom
Jorge Friedman: Facultad de Administracion y Economia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9170022, Chile
Peter John Loewen: Department of Political Science, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S1A4, Canada
Pavan Mamidi: Center for Social and Behavioral Change, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana 131029, India
Alessia Melegaro: Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policies, Department of Social and Political Science, Bocconi University, 20136 Milan, Italy
Paolo Candio: National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom; Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Ana Gibertoni Cruz: Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
Xinyang Hua: Centre For Health Policy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Adrian Barnett: Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
Philip M. Clarke: Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom; Centre For Health Policy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, vol. 118, issue 38, e2026382118

Abstract: How does the public want a COVID-19 vaccine to be allocated? We conducted a conjoint experiment asking 15,536 adults in 13 countries to evaluate 248,576 profiles of potential vaccine recipients who varied randomly on five attributes. Our sample includes diverse countries from all continents. The results suggest that in addition to giving priority to health workers and to those at high risk, the public favors giving priority to a broad range of key workers and to those with lower income. These preferences are similar across respondents of different education levels, incomes, and political ideologies, as well as across most surveyed countries. The public favored COVID-19 vaccines being allocated solely via government programs but were highly polarized in some developed countries on whether taking a vaccine should be mandatory. There is a consensus among the public on many aspects of COVID-19 vaccination, which needs to be taken into account when developing and communicating rollout strategies.

Keywords: COVID-19; vaccinations; public health; public opinion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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