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  "title": "Who Doesn’t Want to be Vaccinated? Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy During COVID-19",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, May 6, 2021",
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  "summary": "Quick vaccine rollouts are crucial for a strong economic recovery, but vaccine hesitancy could prolong the pandemic and the need for social distancing and lockdowns.",
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      "content": "- Quick vaccine rollouts are crucial for a strong economic recovery, but vaccine hesitancy could prolong the pandemic and the need for social distancing and lockdowns.\n- Individual-level data from nationally representative surveys developed by YouGov and Imperial College London are used to empirically examine determinants of vaccine hesitancy across 17 countries and over time.\n- Vaccine hesitancy is introduced into an extended SIR model to assess its impact on pandemic dynamics."
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      "heading": "Key empirical findings",
      "content": "- Vaccine demand depends on demographic features:\n  - Age\n  - Gender\n- Vaccine demand also depends on perceptions and behavioral factors:\n  - Perceptions about the severity of COVID-19\n  - Perceptions about side effects of the vaccine\n  - Vaccine access\n  - Compliance with protective behaviors\n  - Overall trust in government\n  - How information is shared with peers"
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      "heading": "Model results and scenarios",
      "content": "- Introducing vaccine hesitancy into an extended SIR model yields two key scenario outcomes:\n  - If hesitancy slows down vaccine rollouts, hesitancy can increase COVID-19 infections and deaths significantly.\n  - If all willing adults can be immunized rapidly, hesitancy has a smaller impact on pandemic outcomes.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2021/05/06/who-doesnt-want-to-be-vaccinated-determinants-of-vaccine-hesitancy-during-covid-19-50244"
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    "Authors: Hibah Khan, Era Dabla-Norris, Frederico Lima, Alexandre Sollaci",
    "Published: May 6, 2021",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513573717.001",
    "Quick vaccine rollouts are crucial for a strong economic recovery, but vaccine hesitancy could prolong the pandemic and the need for social distancing and lockdowns.",
    "Individual-level data from nationally representative surveys developed by YouGov and Imperial College London are used to empirically examine determinants of vaccine hesitancy across 17 countries and over time.",
    "Vaccine hesitancy is introduced into an extended SIR model to assess its impact on pandemic dynamics.",
    "Vaccine demand depends on demographic features:",
    "Vaccine demand also depends on perceptions and behavioral factors:",
    "Introducing vaccine hesitancy into an extended SIR model yields two key scenario outcomes:",
    "**Working Paper**"
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