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COVID-19 booster prioritization in the West Bank: a survey experiment among Bedouins, refugees, and the majority group

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  • Carol, Sarah
  • Amro, Ahmad

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Our main aim is to understand to what extent Bedouins, internally displaced Palestinians (refugees) and majority-group members (non-refugees, non-Bedouins, settled) in the West Bank prioritize COVID-19 booster shots for their own group over other groups. We conducted a survey experiment (face-to-face) among 678 Palestinians living in the West Bank. Participants randomly received a description of an older man (Bedouin, refugee, settled) and were asked to indicate to what extent this person should be prioritized for the booster shot. Respondents belonging to a minority saw the profile of an in-group member or a majority-group member, whereas majority-group members would see the profile of an in-group or one out-group member (Bedouin, Palestinian refugee). We found slightly higher in-group preferences for Palestinian refugees when it came to vaccination, whereas majority-group members were less inclined to support a prioritization of Palestinian refugees but equally prioritized their group and Bedouins. For Bedouins, we did not find strong in-group preferences. Our study reveals the salience of group boundaries during the COVID-19 pandemic with potentially adverse effects on the health care of minorities.

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  • Carol, Sarah & Amro, Ahmad, 2023. "COVID-19 booster prioritization in the West Bank: a survey experiment among Bedouins, refugees, and the majority group," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 11, pages 1-7.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:333206
    DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1227559
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