The Role of Incentives in Deciding to Receive the Available COVID-19 Vaccine in Israel
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Abstract
This study aimed to assess the Israeli public’s intention to get vaccinated immediately after the COVID-19 vaccine became available, and to determine the role of incentives beyond socio-demographic, health-related and behavioral factors, in predicting this intention. An online survey was conducted among adults in Israel (n = 461), immediately after the first COVID-19 vaccine became available (22 December 2020 to 10 January 2021). Two regressions were performed to investigate determinants of intention to receive the available COVID-19 vaccine and sense of urgency to receive the vaccine. Although many adults were willing to receive available COVID-19 vaccine, only 65% were willing to immediately receive the vaccine, 17% preferred to wait 3 months and 18% preferred to wait a year. The sense of urgency to get vaccinated differed by age, periphery level, perceived barriers, cues to action and availability. Incentives such as monetary rewards or the green pass did not increase the probability of getting vaccination immediately. Providing data on the role of incentives in increasing the intention to immediately receive the available COVID-19 vaccine is important for health policy makers and healthcare providers. Our findings underscore the importance of COVID-19 vaccine accessibility. Health policy makers should consider allocating funds for making the vaccine accessible and encourage methods of persuasion, instead of investing funds in monetary incentives.
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SciScore for 10.1101/2021.08.11.21261829: (What is this?)
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Table 1: Rigor
Ethics not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Independent variables were grouped into four blocks: Statistical analyses: Data from the electronic questionnaires were imported into SPSS 26 software and identified by code alone. SPSSsuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Limitations: It is …
SciScore for 10.1101/2021.08.11.21261829: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Ethics not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Independent variables were grouped into four blocks: Statistical analyses: Data from the electronic questionnaires were imported into SPSS 26 software and identified by code alone. SPSSsuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Limitations: It is important to recognize this study’s limitations when interpreting the reported results. One limitation of this study is that a convenience sample of participants was recruited via an online survey. Although the demographic characteristics of study participants were similar to those of the general Israeli population, this limitation should be considered in interpreting the results of the study, as the sample population does not include those minorities who do not have ready access to online surveys, such as the ultra-Orthodox and Arabs. Moreover, the study used self-reporting of willingness behavior regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, which may be biased, unlike monitoring actual vaccination. Additional limitations include the cross-sectional design of the study and lack of available data on non-respondents. Conclusions: This study provides up-to-date survey data on the willingness to receive the available COVID-19 vaccine in the general population of Israel, and the role of incentives in agreeing to immediately receive the vaccine, beyond demographic, health-related and behavioral predictors. The results presented here highlight that although many adults were willing to receive available COVID-19 vaccine, only 65% of the participants were willing to immediately receive the vaccine; 16% preferred to wait 3 months and 18% preferred to wait a year. The sense of urgency to get vaccinated differed according to a number of socio-demographic, health-related and behavi...
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