US Public Support for Vaccine Donation to Poorer Countries in the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic

Abstract Background: During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the global health community sought to make vaccine available ''in developing nations in the same timeframe as developed nations.'' However, richer nations placed advance orders with manufacturers, leaving poorer nations dependent on the quantity and timing of vaccine donations by manufacturers and rich nations. Knowledge of public support for timely donations could be important to policy makers during the next pandemic. We explored what the United States (US) public believes about vaccine donation by its country to poorer countries

Characteristics of respondents to question regarding the scale of vaccine donation.

†<p>Unweighted N, Weighted %;</p>*<p>See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0033025#s2" target="_blank">Methods</a> for exact wording.</p

Characteristics of respondents to question regarding the timing of vaccine donation.

†<p>Unweighted N, Weighted %;</p>*<p>See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0033025#s2" target="_blank">Methods</a> for exact wording.</p

Demographics of the overall sample.

a<p>Unweighted N;</p>b<p>Weighted %;</p>c<p>Non-Hispanic.</p