Predicting willingness to be vaccinated for Covid-19: Evidence from New Zealand

Author(s)
Kaine, Geoff
Wright, Victor
Greenhalgh, Suzie
Publication Date
2022-04-07
Abstract
<p>Governments around the world are seeking to slow the spread of Covid-19 and reduce hospitalisations by encouraging mass vaccinations for Covid-19. The success of this policy depends on most of the population accepting the vaccine and then being vaccinated. Under standing and predicting the motivation of individuals to be vaccinated is, therefore, critical in assessing the likely effectiveness of a mass vaccination programme in slowing the spread of the virus. In this paper we draw on the I<sub>3</sub> Response Framework to understand and predict the willingness of New Zealanders to be vaccinated for Covid-19. The Framework differs from most studies predicting willingness to be vaccinated because it is based on the idea that the willingness to adopt a behaviour depends on both involvement (a measure of motivational strength) with the behaviour and attitudes towards the behaviour. We show that predictions of individuals' willingness to be vaccinated are improved using involvement and attitudes together, compared to attitudes alone. This result has important implications for the implementation of mass vaccination programmes for Covid-19.</p>
Citation
PLoS One, 17(4), p. 1-26
ISSN
1932-6203
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Publisher
Public Library of Science
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Title
Predicting willingness to be vaccinated for Covid-19: Evidence from New Zealand
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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