A Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Efforts in India and Mongolia through Data Visualizationdoi:10.7910/DVN/EHNOOKHarvard Dataverse2021-10-101International Socioeconomics Laboratory, 2021, "A Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Efforts in India and Mongolia through Data Visualization", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/EHNOOK, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:jo/LqkVZNiAkB3vvysDs5A== [fileUNF]A Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Efforts in India and Mongolia through Data Visualizationdoi:10.7910/DVN/EHNOOKInternational Socioeconomics LaboratoryHarvard DataverseAdvincula, DashiellAdvincula, Dashiell2021-10-02Medicine, Health and Life SciencesCOVID-19 vaccine allocation efforts have posed challenges and offered opportunities to alleviate the ongoing pandemic. Nations have employed varying approaches for COVID-19 vaccine distribution; in particular, Mongolia and India have differed in approaches to vaccine allocation efforts. As of June 2021, Mongolia has vaccinated more than 60% of its population, whereas India has only vaccinated about 7.5%. This disparity highlights the need for the present study, which utilizes a mixed-method approach to examine the two countries' vaccine distribution strategies and COVID-19 containment policies from January to July 2021. The study has three major components: 1) policy analysis to highlight core differences between legislative approaches for containment, 2) dissemination of a survey to both nations to assess public perception of vaccine allocation and distribution efforts, and 3) mathematical vaccine modeling to analyze vaccination coverage in both countries. For the survey, 311 responses from India and 307 responses from Mongolia were analyzed using the statistical software JASP and SPSS. Results showed that Mongolian and Indian respondents had similar views regarding vaccine effectiveness, but that country and region influenced whether distance from a vaccination center was an obstacle for getting the vaccine. Policy analysis revealed key factors—such as early response policies, vaccine diplomacy, and resource allocation—had significant implications on the two nations' distribution efforts. Vaccine distribution pipeline modeling, based on the critical vaccination coverage fraction in each country, revealed that India would not have enough doses to achieve critical vaccination coverage at the current rate of administration.<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>Mongolia & India Vaccination_TRANSLATED AND MERGED_Survey Responses - Form Responses 1 - en.tab61820text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:jo/LqkVZNiAkB3vvysDs5A==TimestampUNF:6:dppFzsgCvhkoovxzANV3Zw==Country of ResidenceUNF:6:zr8kIe5PuuYvo6n8POrfGw== In which region/set-up of the country you liveUNF:6:mvsV4Jnc4ONIx8s6cAXksw== Please select a genderUNF:6:w1yvxy2is3yDepJq5F9EYg==Age12.09.909666714E96.61215927672235E8.618.025.50.04.6122400694174685E7UNF:6:AeFUQAxOy8xxQKJjJpyyPg== What is your level of education?UNF:6:UDxU4FKAWmQ1UxR0m+8+9g== Do you know about COVID-19 vaccinationUNF:6:O6nXGVMQx+NM670w4iyZhQ==7. How did you come to know about the COVID-19 vaccination?UNF:6:M6oETvDeP2clIHBFK917qA==8. Vaccination is essential to combat the COVID-19 epidemic.UNF:6:7NMEWuPdZhYTGGvIowTbXA==9. Have you taken the vaccine or willing to take the vaccine when available?UNF:6:W1lwPPdlR5APT89jl0pcMg==10. Have you been vaccinated with COVID-19 so far:UNF:6:4sMhaTTMiGR/vf8Ux9yzkA==11. Which COVID-19 vaccination did you take? UNF:6:OshjnBejR+uKq1/SPyJE7A==12. Did you get infected with COVID-19 after taking the first dose/ both doses of the vaccine?UNF:6:OhRX5NNQOmWFEs7kMrRGtg==13. According to you, what are the major problems with vaccine distribution in your region?UNF:6:gDzfhiiIAWSt1UeOXIgfow==14. How far is the nearest COVID-19 vaccination point from you?UNF:6:CFyXWzBZ3F4VftJvYiqLgw==15. Is distance from a vaccination center an obstacle for getting the COVID-19 vaccine?UNF:6:IXI7Zgou2+sbvdgfjKfsYg==16. How effective do you think the COVID-19 vaccine is? Please rate between 1-5. (1 = very bad, 5 = very good)4.03.752427184466019.0.01.00.9295450859492924618.05.0UNF:6:ecj3acauX0z/9ALYlN+HRg==17. According to you, what are the major concerns regarding the COVID-19 vaccine?UNF:6:ks3oM0OiyrjPMXthWNzY9A==18. On a scale of 1 - 5 (1 = Least concerned, 5 = Most concerned), how concerned are you about the side effects/ safety concerns of the COVID-19 vaccine?618.01.27656274317212055.01.03.31553398058252440.0.3.0UNF:6:Hf+ZeQS3AZcSF1/4d4FntQ==14. What influenced you the most about getting vaccinated? (Multiple answers are available)UNF:6:DvQQ/KFUhoAZI/JW+7iRew==