When reality bites: Local deaths and vaccine take-up
When reality bites: Local deaths and vaccine take-up
In this study, we investigate whether COVID-19 deaths that occurred before vaccination rollouts impact subsequent vaccination take-up. We use data on local vaccination rates and COVID-19-related deaths from England measured at high geographic granularity. We find that vaccination take-up as of November 2021 is positively associated with pre-vaccine COVID19-related deaths, controlling for demographic, economic, and health-related characteristics of
the localities, while including geographic fixed effects. In addition, the share of ethnic minorities in a locality is negatively associated with vaccination rates, and localities with a larger share of ethnic minorities increase their vaccination rates if they are exposed to more COVID-related deaths. Further evidence on vaccination intention at the individual level from a representative sample corroborates these patterns. Overall, our evidence suggests that social
proximity to victims of the disease triggers a desire to take protective measures against it.
Giulietti, Corrado
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Vlassopoulos, Michael
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Zenou, Yves
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5 January 2022
Giulietti, Corrado
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Vlassopoulos, Michael
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Zenou, Yves
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Giulietti, Corrado, Vlassopoulos, Michael and Zenou, Yves
(2022)
When reality bites: Local deaths and vaccine take-up
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Abstract
In this study, we investigate whether COVID-19 deaths that occurred before vaccination rollouts impact subsequent vaccination take-up. We use data on local vaccination rates and COVID-19-related deaths from England measured at high geographic granularity. We find that vaccination take-up as of November 2021 is positively associated with pre-vaccine COVID19-related deaths, controlling for demographic, economic, and health-related characteristics of
the localities, while including geographic fixed effects. In addition, the share of ethnic minorities in a locality is negatively associated with vaccination rates, and localities with a larger share of ethnic minorities increase their vaccination rates if they are exposed to more COVID-related deaths. Further evidence on vaccination intention at the individual level from a representative sample corroborates these patterns. Overall, our evidence suggests that social
proximity to victims of the disease triggers a desire to take protective measures against it.
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Published date: 5 January 2022
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