Academics propose ‘fair priority model’ to allocate COVID-19 vaccines

A team of academics has published a framework, dubbed the Fair Priority Model, for global COVID-19 vaccine allocation that it contends is more “ethically defensible and practical” than distribution schemes proposed by the WHO. 

Amid concerns regarding vaccine nationalism, various initiatives have launched to ensure equitable global distribution. For example, in June, the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility and the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment purchased guarantees for more than 15 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines over six years (see “Global Health Funders Plan to Buy 15 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses”; “Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines”). ...