As of November 2021, all former Communist countries from Central and Eastern Europe exhibit lower vaccination rates … than Western European countries. Can institutional inheritance explain, at least in part, this heterogeneity in vaccination … Communist regimes would still affect individuals’ preferences for Covid-19 vaccination. …

to study how the design of the vaccine approval procedure affects public attitudes towards vaccination. Compared to an … Emergency Use Authorization, choosing the more thorough Accelerated Authorization approval procedure increases vaccination … key mediator of treatment effects on vaccination intentions. …