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Which foreign vaccine should the government purchase in a pandemic? Evidence from a survey experiment in the United States

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  • Heinrich, Tobias
  • Kobayashi, Yoshiharu
  • Motta, Matthew

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For many countries confronting a future pandemic, the initial vaccines available will come from abroad. Public hesitancy to receive these foreign vaccines is important, as it may create an incentive for governments to forego procuring them for public use. We investigate the influence of the vaccine's country of origin on public support for government procurement during the early stages of a pandemic and examine whether endorsements from the WHO can mitigate such biases.

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  • Heinrich, Tobias & Kobayashi, Yoshiharu & Motta, Matthew, 2024. "Which foreign vaccine should the government purchase in a pandemic? Evidence from a survey experiment in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 347(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:347:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624002107
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116766
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