A roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States is possibly less than a month away. In this light, a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released in October is especially pertinent. It is a final report of a consensus study recommending a four-phased equitable allocation framework that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) authorities should adopt in the development of national and local guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine allocation.
To read more, see: National Academies Release Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine