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Who should get the vaccine first? How do COVID-19 vaccine allocation regimes affect citizens' global vs. national identities and priority preferences

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr and Prof Dr and Dr D Phil Markus Tepe, Pieter Vanhuysse, Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Universität Oldenburg

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Research to inform ethical issues

  • Research Subcategory

    Research to inform ethical issues in the Allocation of Resources

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

How does the particular regime under which the future COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for allocation affect citizens' preferences for who should get the vaccine first? The project aims to design a paired-conjoint experiment and a behavioral measure of global solidarity within a framing experiment involving 15,000 citizens across 8 countries spanning the globe. The results will inform policy-makers on the ethical preferences of citizens and the sensitivity of these preferences to different international allocation regimes. This information can facilitate policy decisions on how to design an international vaccine allocation regime that is consistent with citizens' ethical preferences and fosters solidarity beyond national identities.