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Clement J McDonald1, Seo H Baik1, Zhaonian Zheng1
1Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Medrxiv : the Preprint Server for Health Sciences
|January 5, 2021
Summary
Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine allocation to high-risk demographic groups can maximize lives saved. Focusing on reducing deaths, not cases, is crucial with limited vaccine supply.
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Public Health Policy
- Biostatistics
Background:
- Limited availability of COVID-19 vaccines necessitates strategic allocation for maximum public health benefit.
- Identifying high-risk populations is critical for effective vaccine distribution strategies.
Conclusions:
- Vaccine allocation should prioritize saving lives by focusing on high-risk demographic groups, especially while vaccine supply is limited.
- The developed predictive model and risk estimates can assist states in formulating evidence-based vaccine allocation policies.
- The study emphasizes prioritizing COVID-19 mortality reduction over case reduction during initial vaccine rollout phases.
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