Public support for global vaccine sharing in the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Germany.

ABSTRACT: By September 2021 an estimated 32% of the global population was fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but the global distribution of vaccines was extremely unequal, with 72% or more vaccinated in the ten countries with the highest vaccination rates and less than 2% in the ten countries with the lowest vaccination rates. Given that governments need to secure public support for investments in global vaccine sharing, it is important to understand the levels and drivers of public support for international vaccine solidarity. Using a factorial experiment administered to more than 10,000 online survey respondents in Germany in 2021, we demonstrate that the majority of German citizens are against global inequalities in vaccine distribution. Respondents are supportive of substantive funding amounts, on th

SUBMITTER: Geissler F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9750013 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature