The Global Health Security Index is not predictive of vaccine rollout responses among OECD countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study sought to evaluate the utility of the Global Health Security (GHS) index in predicting the launch of COVID-19 vaccine rollout by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries.

Methods

Country-level data on the preparedness to respond to infectious disease threats through vaccination rollout were collected using the GHS index. OECD member countries were rank-ordered based on the percentage of their populations fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Rank-ordering was conducted from the lowest to the highest, with each country assigned a score ranging from 1 to 33. Spearman's rank correlation between the GHS index and the percentage of the population that is fully vaccinated was also performed.

Results

Israel, ranked 34

SUBMITTER: Khalifa BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8450232 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature