Relationship Between High Organ Donation Rates and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Besides attaining the goal of self-protection, the rollout of vaccination programs also encourages altruistic practices. Therefore, the progress in vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in each country may be related to the prevalence of cooperative and altruistic practices in health care. I hypothesized that in countries where organ donation is popular, individuals would exhibit a greater tendency to become vaccinated.

Methods

I examined the correlation between the level of progress of COVID-19 vaccination and the status of organ donation just before the pandemic in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Publicly available statistical information on the progress of immunization and organ donation was used. Univariate

SUBMITTER: Inoue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038079 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature