Priority setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: going beyond vaccines
| Autor: | Elysée Nouvet, Lydia Kapiriri, Lars Sandman, Marion Danis, Julia Abelson, Godfrey Biemba, Iestyn Williams, S Donya Razavi, Beverley M Essue, Susan Dorr Goold, Mariam Noorulhuda |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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priorities
medicine.medical_specialty Economic growth COVID-19 Vaccines Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Making COVID-19 vaccines health systems health policy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Medicine and Health Sciences medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Health policy patient groups Equity (economics) Cost–benefit analysis Health Priorities SARS-CoV-2 030503 health policy & services Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Solidarity humanities Vaccination Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Commentary Business 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Global Health Health Studies Publications |
| ISSN: | 2059-7908 |
| Popis: | Summary box Successful vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a decisive development in the international response to the pandemic. It also has substantial implications for how governments and international bodies deploy their resources, as major decisions will need to be made in a fast-moving and uncertain environment. Current trends in vaccine development have stimulated much commentary on how vaccines deemed to be the safest and most effective should be allocated, both at the global level (to ensure access for low-income countries)1 2 and within countries (to prioritise critical personnel and the most vulnerable population groups).3 We recognise the importance of mass vaccination as a public health measure, and the crucial need to promote equity and solidarity across countries.4 5 We also recognise that prioritisation is required within countries so that resources are directed to best protect life, reduce inequities and increase public confidence. However, based on analysis of the COVID-19 response so far, we would argue that at least three additional forms of prioritisation are required: between vaccines; between vaccines and other elements of the … |
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