Corona Research at the HCHE

In terms of health economics, the current crisis situation raises many questions, for example how the population is dealing with the threat of the corona virus and to what extent they follow political decisions such as the ban on contact.

Therefore, since April 2020, the HCHE has been investigating the concerns and attitudes of people in the corona pandemic and willingness to vaccinate together with researchers from three other European universities. As part of the "European COvid Survey (ECOS)" project, more than 7,000 people in 7 European countries are surveyed every two months. The study is representative.

Results of the 11th survey wave from 18th of November 7th of December 2022

Majority against relaxation of Corona rules

Whether it is compulsory masks on buses and trains, isolation regulations for infected persons, protective measures for clinics or compulsory vaccination for medical staff: the majority of people in Germany think these rules are right, according to a survey conducted as part of the European COvid Survey (ECOS). More than one in three also expect another pandemic within the next five years and only 26 percent think that Germany is well or very well prepared for it.

Furthermore, the representative surveys conducted by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) at the University of Hamburg in Germany and seven other European countries show the following results:

63 percent of respondents in Germany would like to see mandatory masks in public transport. Only 17 percent are against it. 68 percent voted for maintaining the obligation to isolate in case of infection, only 12 percent are in favour of abolishing it. There is also strong support for protective measures for hospitals: 70 per cent support mandatory masks for patients and visitors, and 58 per cent support mandatory vaccinations for medical staff. Basically, the approval of the measures is highest in the west of Germany and lowest in the east.

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Visualized results of the eleventh wave of surveys