Quantifying the Impact of Public Perceptions on Vaccine Acceptance Using Behavioral Economics.

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of public perceptions of vaccine safety and efficacy on intent to seek COVID-19 vaccination using hypothetical vaccine acceptance scenarios. The behavioral economic methodology could be used to inform future public health vaccination campaigns designed to influence public perceptions and improve public acceptance of the vaccine. In June 2020, 534 respondents completed online validated behavioral economic procedures adapted to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine demand in relation to a hypothetical development process and efficacy. An exponential demand function was used to describe the proportion of participants accepting the vaccine at each efficacy. Linear mixed effect models evaluated development process and individual characteristic effects on mini

SUBMITTER: Hursh SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7744757 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature