Framework for equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Academies (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
• Description:
  In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the societal disruption it has brought to people around the world, national gov- ernments and the international community have invested billions of dollars into the development of safe and effective vaccines to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. Mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, along with other public health strategies, offers the best opportunity to protect the public from COVID-19 by significantly reducing transmission, illness, and deaths.
  
  Still, even if one or more COVID-19 vaccines under development are approved for use, it is unlikely that enough doses will be immediately available to vaccinate large portions of the population. Government officials who will oversee COVID-19 vaccination plans urgently need guidance on how to allocate and distribute limited vaccine supplies equitably until the global supply is sufficient to develop widespread protection against COVID-19.
  
  To address this need, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in partnership with the National Acad- emy of Medicine, to convene an ad hoc committee that would develop an overarching framework for vaccine allocation that could assist policy makers in the domestic and global health communities. The resulting report, Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, presents such a framework and discusses important implementation considerations related to coordination, cost, risk communication, community engagement, vaccine acceptance, and global allocation.
  
  Study sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health.
  
  To read the full report, please visit nationalacademies.org/covidvaccineframework
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Health Care Rationing Health Equity Social Justice Vaccines/supply & Distribution Viral Vaccines
• Source:
  Consensus study report highlights
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3692d22fe198336240d55ab6f7188a9d29aa5cec3e03d22a9a0ae6ff8c832a45
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/94955/cdc_94955_DS1.pdf
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