Race and resource allocation: an online survey of US and UK adults' attitudes toward COVID-19 ventilator and vaccine distribution.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess US/UK adults' attitudes towards COVID-19 ventilator and vaccine allocation.

Design

Online survey including US and UK adults, sampled to be representative for sex, age, race, household income and employment. A total of 2580 participated (women=1289, age range=18 to 85 years, Black American=114, BAME=138).

Interventions

Participants were asked to allocate ventilators or vaccines in scenarios involving individuals or groups with different medical risk and additional risk factors.

Results

Participant race did not impact vaccine or ventilator allocation decisions in the USA, but did impact ventilator allocation attitudes in the UK (F(4,602)=6.95, p<0.001). When a racial minority or white patient had identical chances of su

SUBMITTER: Kappes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9679868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature