The impact of vaccination on inequalities in years of life lost due to Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the mortality of persons with low socio-economic status. It is unclear to what extent this unequal impact depends on differences in vaccination rates and pre-existing differences in health. However, this is relevant for policy. In this project we will a) estimate the interaction between pre-existing differences in health, vaccination and socio-economic status with regard to Covid-19 mortality b) develop a simulation model to generate estimates of years of life lost due to Covid-19 mortality by socio-economic status in various scenarios c) compare the outcomes of the scenarios in terms of years of life lost and their socio-economic distribution.