COVID-19 Early Vaccination Rates and Gross Domestic Product Per Capita

Authors

  • Deepa Dongarwar, MS Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Brisa Y. Garcia, BS Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Sitratullah O. Maiyegun, MD Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
  • Korede K. Yusuf, MBBS, PhD College of Nursing & Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA
  • Hamisu M. Salihu MD, PhD Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.329

Keywords:

COVID-19, Coronavirus, Vaccination, Gross Domestic Product, GDP Per Capita, Vaccination Rates

Abstract

Coronavirus disease – 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination is a crucial part of a multi-faceted public health response, and possibly, the best hope for ending the pandemic. In this ecological study, we examined the relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and early vaccination rates across the world. Spearman’s correlation analysis was utilized to assess the strength and direction of the relationship between countries’ COVID-19 vaccination rates and GDP per capita. We observed that countries with high vaccination rates had higher GDP per capita (Spearman’s ƍ=0.35, p-value=0.01). Our study provides valuable insight into the association of GDP per capita and the early distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination.

 

Copyright © 2021 Dongarwar et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0.

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How to Cite

Dongarwar, D., Brisa, Sitratullah, Korede, & Hamisu. (2021). COVID-19 Early Vaccination Rates and Gross Domestic Product Per Capita. International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health, 5(1), 37–40. https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.329

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Short Research Communication

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