The role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Governments have developed and implemented various policies and interventions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccines are now being produced and distributed globally. This study investigated the role of good governance and government effectiveness indicators in the acquisition and...

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Autores principales:	Moosa Tatar, Mohammad Reza Faraji, Jalal Montazeri Shoorekchali, José A. Pagán, Fernando A. Wilson
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2c06c8bf37cf4be5a433c0bb104681d12021-11-21T12:21:14ZThe role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic10.1038/s41598-021-01831-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2c06c8bf37cf4be5a433c0bb104681d12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01831-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Governments have developed and implemented various policies and interventions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccines are now being produced and distributed globally. This study investigated the role of good governance and government effectiveness indicators in the acquisition and administration of COVID-19 vaccines at the population level. Data on six World Bank good governance indicators for 172 countries for 2019 and machine-learning methods (K-Means Method and Principal Component Analysis) were used to cluster countries based on these indicators and COVID-19 vaccination rates. XGBoost was used to classify countries based on their vaccination status and identify the relative contribution of each governance indicator to the vaccination rollout in each country. Countries with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates (e.g., Israel, United Arab Emirates, United States) also have higher effective governance indicators. Regulatory Quality is the most important indicator in predicting COVID-19 vaccination status in a country, followed by Voice and Accountability, and Government Effectiveness. Our findings suggest that coordinated global efforts led by the World Health Organization and wealthier nations may be necessary to assist in the supply and distribution of vaccines to those countries that have less effective governance.Moosa TatarMohammad Reza FarajiJalal Montazeri ShoorekchaliJosé A. PagánFernando A. WilsonNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Moosa Tatar Mohammad Reza Faraji Jalal Montazeri Shoorekchali José A. Pagán Fernando A. Wilson The role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
description	Abstract Governments have developed and implemented various policies and interventions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccines are now being produced and distributed globally. This study investigated the role of good governance and government effectiveness indicators in the acquisition and administration of COVID-19 vaccines at the population level. Data on six World Bank good governance indicators for 172 countries for 2019 and machine-learning methods (K-Means Method and Principal Component Analysis) were used to cluster countries based on these indicators and COVID-19 vaccination rates. XGBoost was used to classify countries based on their vaccination status and identify the relative contribution of each governance indicator to the vaccination rollout in each country. Countries with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates (e.g., Israel, United Arab Emirates, United States) also have higher effective governance indicators. Regulatory Quality is the most important indicator in predicting COVID-19 vaccination status in a country, followed by Voice and Accountability, and Government Effectiveness. Our findings suggest that coordinated global efforts led by the World Health Organization and wealthier nations may be necessary to assist in the supply and distribution of vaccines to those countries that have less effective governance.
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title	The role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short	The role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full	The role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The role of good governance in the race for global vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic

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