CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Israt Jahan Oeeshi |
|---|---|
| Title | Is Domestic Vaccine Production of COVID-19 Significant for the Vaccination Coverage? Findings from the Major Producing Economies |
| Summary | The effects of COVID-19 have been far-reaching, affecting not just people's health but also the economy and society in profound ways. Despite the rapid progress in vaccine research and institutional innovation efforts like COVAX to address it, vaccine disparity is severe all across the globe. This study analyzed 6 months of consecutive data from 10 of the world's major economies which produce COVID-19 vaccines in order to determine whether or not there is a correlation between the quantity of COVID-19 vaccines manufactured domestically and the rate at which vaccination protocols are followed in the sample countries; through a panel data fixed effect linear regression model. Surprisingly, study results show that bilateral agreements between individual countries and manufacturers, the level of government vaccination policy in each country are more important than the level of domestic production itself in order to achieve a higher vaccination coverage. Factors such as the willingness of its citizens to get vaccinated and their knowledge of COVID-19 are also crucial. Cuba is the only country in the research with a significantly higher vaccination coverage rate than the rest of the world combined, and this is due to the country's advanced biomedical sector and the widespread distribution of vaccines developed in-house. Improved COVAX facilities, funding, affordability, public health infrastructure to deploy, and winning public trust via the dissemination of social awareness and information are all critical if universal vaccination coverage is to be achieved sooner and at a greater rate. The global immunization in defense of COVID-19 outbreak calls for a universal response, as opposed to a regional one that gives preference to countries with higher incomes. |
| Supervisor | Mihályi, Péter |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/oeeshi_israt.pdf |
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