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The Influence of a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Vaccination Rates in a University Setting
Elisabeth Brandstetter Figueroa1, Bruno Bohn1, J Michael Oakes1
1Elisabeth Brandstetter Figueroa is with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Bruno Bohn is with the Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes Center, Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora. J. Michael Oakes is with the Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, and the Office of Research and Technology Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Ryan T. Demmer is with the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Abstract:
We surveyed (September 9-17, 2021) students, staff, and faculty at the University of Minnesota, a large, highly vaccinated university, to evaluate whether the COVID-19 vaccine mandate increased self-reported vaccine uptake. Vaccine mandates have the potential to improve public health but should consider the context of implementation and costs associated with infringements on personal choice. Policymakers need to be equipped with data to inform decisions about vaccine mandates in light of contextual factors and potential backlash affecting public health interventions. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(11):1222-1227. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307804).
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