Covax must go beyond proportional allocation of covid vaccines to ensure fair and equitable access
Lisa Herzog, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Ezekiel Emanuel, Matthew S. McCoy
Abstract
International collaboration is key for the fair and efficient distribution of covid-19 vaccines. <b>Lisa Herzog and colleagues</b>’ Fair Priority Model, with its focus on allocating vaccine based on limiting covid-19 harms, realises ethical principles better than Covax’s proposal of proportional allocation based on population
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)LimitingFair shareSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakFocus (optics)PopulationKey (lock)Distribution (mathematics)Computer scienceVirologyMedicineLaw and economicsEconomicsComputer securityEnvironmental healthMathematicsEngineeringOutbreakMechanical engineeringPhysicsPathologyOpticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMathematical analysisHealthcare Systems and ChallengesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeBiomedical Ethics and Regulation