October 5, 2020

A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health, vaccines

• An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine developed an overarching framework to assist policymakers in the domestic and global health communities to plan for equitable allocation of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. The framework includes four allocation phases of COVID-19 vaccine to the public based on risk-based criteria. Phase 1 includes high-risk health care workers, emergency responders, people with comorbidities that put them at significantly higher risk of severe outcomes or death from COVID-19, and older adults living in congregate settings. Detailed discussions of each population group included in the phases can be found in the full report through the link.

The National Academy of Medicine. (Oct 5, 2020). A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus. https://www.nationalacademies.org/covidvaccineframework