Discriminatory attitudes against unvaccinated people during the pandemic
Nature • Vol/Iss. 613 • Nature • • Published In • Pages: 704-711 •
By Bor, Alexander, Jørgensen, Frederik, Petersen, Michael Bang
Hypothesis
Vaccinated individuals are likely to harbor exclusionary attitudes towards the unvaccinated.
Note
For 19 out of 21 countries, vaccinated respondents were significantly happier when presented with a vaccinated target than an unvaccinated target (Romania and Hungary were inconclusive). On average, the respondents were 13% more unhappy when provided with an unvaccinated target. A similar test was conducted later on, which also showed that the vaccinated harbored significant antipathy towards the unvaccinated, about 14% more than vaccinated individuals.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Least Square Regression Model | Supported | p<.001 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Attitude of the vaccinated towards the unvaccinated | Dependent | Ingroup Antagonisms |