Ethical allocation of scarce vaccine doses: The Priority-Equality protocol

Article Infectious Diseases

Nationwide effectiveness of five SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in Hungary-the HUN-VE study

Zoltan Voko et al.

Summary: This observational study in Hungary estimated the effectiveness of five different vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related death, and found that these vaccines have high or very high effectiveness in these areas.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION (2022)

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Article Ethics

What if some patients are more important than others? A possible framework for Covid-19 and other emergency care situations

Andrea Lavazza et al.

Summary: This article discusses the moral insights behind potentially treating important patients in times of limited medical resources. The proposal suggests a supererogatory solution of voluntary renunciation/withdrawal.

BMC MEDICAL ETHICS (2022)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity: Failures in the First Year of Distribution and Potential Solutions for the Future

Victoria Pilkington et al.

Summary: The disparity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution between high-income and low-income countries has been a major failure of international cooperation. Access to vaccines has been much higher in high-income countries, while low-income countries struggle to vaccinate their populations. This global vaccine inequity affects everyone and poses a risk of new variants until global herd immunity is achieved. Solutions such as equitable knowledge sharing and technology transfer are needed to address this issue, rather than relying solely on voluntary donations.

FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Covax must go beyond proportional allocation of covid vaccines to ensure fair and equitable access

Lisa M. Herzog et al.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2021)

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Article Ethics

Vaccine ethics: an ethical framework for global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

Nancy S. Jecker et al.

Summary: This paper presents an ethical framework that prioritizes frontline workers, high-risk patients, and high-risk individuals for vaccine distribution, emphasizing the importance of global distribution. It also addresses objections and offers a practical decision-making framework for policymakers to consider.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS (2021)

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Editorial Material Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Just allocation of COVID-19 vaccines

Anders Herlitz et al.

BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH (2021)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Covid-19: Why the Balkans' vaccine rollout lags behind most of Europe

Hristio Boytchev

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2021)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States

Harald Schmidt et al.

Summary: An analysis of COVID-19 vaccine allocation frameworks in the United States reveals that 37 jurisdictions have adopted disadvantage indices to reduce health disparities, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing vaccines based on health and place. Many vaccine rationing guidelines urge planners to recognize and reduce inequities, with the uptake of disadvantage indices doubling in the jurisdictions with the largest shares of disadvantaged communities within a year.

NATURE MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Engineering, Multidisciplinary

COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Modeling Health Outcomes and Equity Implications of Alternative Strategies

Maddalena Ferranna et al.

Summary: The paper evaluates COVID-19 vaccine prioritization strategies and finds that prioritizing essential workers can reduce the number of cases and years of life lost, while prioritizing older adults in most scenarios can achieve the largest reduction in deaths. Uncertainty and potential delays in dose delivery reinforce the need for prioritizing older adults.

ENGINEERING (2021)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal