Government Trust and COVID-19 Vaccination: The Role of Supply Disruptions and Political Allegiances in Sierra Leone
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 113,
May 2023
(pp. 647-52)
Abstract
We use data on the universe of COVID-19 vaccines in Sierra Leone to examine the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination take-up and support for the party in power and whether interruptions to vaccine supply reduced take-up of second doses. We find that COVID-19 vaccine take-up is higher in areas that support the ruling party, but this mirrors long-term vaccination patterns and not the politicization of COVID-19 vaccines. People whose second dose was due just before and after a vaccine stockout had similar second take-up rates (around 50 percent)—that is, delayed access to second doses did not deter eventual take-up.Citation
Aizenman, Anbar, Fatu E. Conteh, Rachel Glennerster, Samantha Horn, Desmond M. Kangbai, Anne Karing, and Sarah Shaukat. 2023. "Government Trust and COVID-19 Vaccination: The Role of Supply Disruptions and Political Allegiances in Sierra Leone." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 113: 647-52. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231111Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
- I12 Health Behavior
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- L14 Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements