Vaccination, politics and COVID-19 impacts

Autor: Don Albrecht
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
ISSN: 1471-2458
Popis: The development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines provides a clear path to bring the pandemic to an end. Vaccination rates, however, have been insufficient to prevent disease spread. A critical factor in so many people choosing not to be vaccinated is their political views. In this study, a path model is developed and tested to explore the impacts of political views on vaccination rates and COVID-19 cases and deaths per 100,000 residents in U.S. counties. The data strongly supported the model. In counties with a high percentage of Republican voters, vaccination rates were significantly lower and COVID-19 cases and deaths per 100,000 residents were much higher. Moving forward, it is critical to find ways to overcome political division and rebuild trust in science and health professionals.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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