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Myopic self-interest restricts access to COVID-19 vaccines

Asaria, Miqdad ORCID: 0000-0002-3538-4417 and Costa-Font, Joan ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-7919 (2021) Myopic self-interest restricts access to COVID-19 vaccines. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (06 Feb 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination presents a picture of inequality: about 51% of the world’s vaccines are in the hands of 14% of the global population. Between and within countries, the distribution of vaccines has reflected existing racial and socioeconomic hierarchies rather than allocations that would maximise collective social welfare. Many countries see this as a contest. As a result, ‘winners’ order many [...]

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2021 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE Health
Health Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2021 13:27
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 02:50
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109177

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