How Can the U.S. Catch Up with Other Countries on COVID-19 Vaccination?

Commonwealth Fund December 15, 2021
Arnav Shah, Shanoor Seervai, Eric C. Schneider

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The United States began 2021 as a leader in COVID-19 vaccinations, but has fallen behind — what can the country do to catch up with other high-income countries?

Other high-income countries have struggled with vaccine hesitancy and political resistance, but they’ve raised vaccination rates by leveraging mandates and incentives

The United States began 2021 as a leader in COVID-19 vaccinations but has fallen behind dozens of other countries with fewer resources. There is a pressing need to increase vaccination: deaths and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S. and Europe, almost entirely among unvaccinated people. In this post, we examine the reasons why the U.S. has lagged other high-income countries and how it could catch up.

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