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Seasonal influenza vaccination uptake and digital literacy: Evidence from European data

Martina Celidoni et al.

Economics and Human Biology2026https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101587article
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Abstract

This study documents the association between computer skills/digital literacy and influenza vaccination take-up among older adults in Europe during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, we find a positive partial correlation between influenza vaccination take-up and two indicators of pre-pandemic computer skills/digital literacy, self-assessed pre-pandemic computer skills and having used a computer at work in any pre-pandemic job. We estimate also a positive partial association between increased digital skills during the pandemic and take-up decision. We show that increased digital skills is more likely among those having already better pre-pandemic computer skills, suggesting that the pandemic might have exacerbated inequalities in take-up due to a widening in the so-called digital divide.

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@article{martina2026,
  title        = {{Seasonal influenza vaccination uptake and digital literacy: Evidence from European data}},
  author       = {Martina Celidoni et al.},
  journal      = {Economics and Human Biology},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101587},
}

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