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The COVID-19 vaccination, preventive behaviors and pro-social motivation: panel data analysis from Japan

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  • Eiji Yamamura
  • Yoshiro Tsutsui
  • Fumio Ohtake

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The COVID-19 vaccine reduces infection risk: even if one contracts COVID-19, the probability of complications like death or hospitalization is lower. However, vaccination may prompt people to decrease preventive behaviors, such as staying indoors, handwashing, and wearing a mask. Thereby, if vaccinated people pursue only their self-interest, the vaccine's effect may be lower than expected. However, if vaccinated people are pro-social (motivated toward benefit for the whole society), they might maintain preventive behaviors to reduce the spread of infection.

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  • Eiji Yamamura & Yoshiro Tsutsui & Fumio Ohtake, 2023. "The COVID-19 vaccination, preventive behaviors and pro-social motivation: panel data analysis from Japan," Papers 2301.03124, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2301.03124
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