US Public Support for Vaccine Donation to Poorer Countries in the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic

Supriya Kumar, Sandra Crouse Quinn, Kevin H Kim and Karen M Hilyard

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-7

Abstract: Background: During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the global health community sought to make vaccine available “in developing nations in the same timeframe as developed nations.” However, richer nations placed advance orders with manufacturers, leaving poorer nations dependent on the quantity and timing of vaccine donations by manufacturers and rich nations. Knowledge of public support for timely donations could be important to policy makers during the next pandemic. We explored what the United States (US) public believes about vaccine donation by its country to poorer countries. Methods and Findings: We surveyed 2079 US adults between January 22nd and February 1st 2010 about their beliefs regarding vaccine donation to poorer countries. Income (p = 0.014), objective priority status (p = 0.005), nativity, party affiliation, and political ideology (p

Date: 2012
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