We quantify the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on psychological well-being using information from a large-scale panel survey representative of the UK population. Exploiting exogenous variation in the timing of vaccinations, we find that vaccination increases psychological well-being (GHQ-12) by 0.12 standard deviation, compensating for around one-half of the overall decrease caused by the pandemic. This effect persists for at least two months, and it is associated with a decrease in the perceived likelihood of contracting COVID-19 and higher engagement in social activities. The improvement is 1.5 times larger for mentally distressed individuals, supporting the prioritization of this group in vaccination roll-outs.
翻译:利用联合王国人口大规模小组调查代表提供的资料,我们量化了COVID-19疫苗对心理健康的影响。利用疫苗接种时间的外在差异,我们发现疫苗接种增加了心理健康(GHQ-12),标准偏差为0.12(GHQ-12),弥补了该流行病造成的总体减少的一半左右。这一影响至少持续了两个月,这与人们所察觉的签订COVID-19的可能性降低以及更多参与社会活动有关。对于精神受困者而言,改进幅度是1.5倍,支持在疫苗接种推广中优先考虑这一群体。