Uganda reported its first case of Covid-19 on March 21, 2020. Almost a year later, the first batch of vaccines to protect against the spread of the disease arrived in the country. As people began receiving their injections in the ensuing months, researchers from the MIT Governance Lab (MIT GOV/LAB) and Makerere University’s School of Public Health in Uganda wanted to understand what was motivating people to get vaccinated and driving interest in vaccines. In a mobile phone survey conducted in November 2021, the team found that respondents who received…
