Asymmetric polarization by vaccination status identification during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 11; p. e0311962
• Main Author: Jungkunz, Sebastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.11.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Biology and Life Sciences; Control; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage; Epidemics; Female; Germany; Germany - epidemiology; Humans; Male; Management; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Pandemics - prevention & control; People and places; Prejudice; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; Social Sciences; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vaccination; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Germany

COVID-19 prevention measures and vaccine policies have led to substantial polarization across the world. I investigate whether and how vaccination status and vaccination status identification affect the sympathy and prejudice for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Drawing on a preregistered vi...