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A Global Study on the Correlates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

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posted on 2025-05-09, 20:18 authored by Palash Basak, Tanvir Abir, Abdullah Al Mamun, Noor Raihani Zainol, Mansura Khanam, Md. Rashidul Haque, Abul Hasnat Milton, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho
This study aimed to explore the association between the GDP of various countries and the progress of COVID-19 vaccinations; to explore how the global pattern holds in the continents, and investigate the spatial distribution pattern of COVID-19 vaccination progress for all countries. We have used consolidated data on COVID-19 vaccination and GDP from Our World in Data, an open-access data source. Data analysis and visualization were performed in R-Studio. There was a strong linear association between per capita income and the proportion of people vaccinated in countries with populations of one million or more. GDP per capita accounts for a 50% variation in the vaccination rate across the nations. Our assessments revealed that the global pattern holds in every continent. Rich European and North-American countries are most protected against COVID-19. Less developed African countries barely initiated a vaccination program. There is a significant disparity among Asian countries. The security of wealthier nations (vaccinated their citizens) cannot be guaranteed unless adequate vaccination covers the less affluent countries. Therefore, the global community should undertake initiatives to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination program in all countries of the world, irrespective of their wealth.

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Journal title

Vaccines

Volume

10

Issue

2

Article number

266

Publisher

MDPI AG

Language

  • en, English

College/Research Centre

College of Engineering, Science and Environment

School

School of Environmental and Life Sciences

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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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