Does COVID-19 vaccination improve mental health? A difference-in-difference analysis of the Understanding Coronavirus in America study

Koltai, Jonathan; Raifman, Julia; Bor, Jacob; McKee, Martin; Stückler, David

doi:10.1101/2021.07.19.21260782

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Does COVID-19 vaccination improve mental health? A difference-in-difference analysis of the Understanding Coronavirus in America study

Published in medRxiv • Jul 22, 2021

Authors:

Jonathan Koltai

Julia Raifman

Jacob Bor

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mental health problems increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowledge that one is less at risk after being vaccinated may alleviate distress, but this hypothesis remains unexplored. Here we test whether psychological distress declined in those vaccinated against COVID-19 in the US and...

Subject

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

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