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Covid-19: Pre-purchasing vaccine—sensible or selfish?

Ingrid Torjesen

2020BMJ25 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

High income countries such as the UK and the US have pre-ordered vast amounts of candidate covid-19 vaccines ahead of their regulatory approval. Are such policies nationalistic—or good practice? <b>Ingrid Torjesen</b> investigates

Topics & Concepts

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPurchasingVirologyBusinessComputer scienceMedicineMarketingOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyHealthcare Systems and ChallengesVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy