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  • Public Health
  • Health Equity
  • Mathematical Modeling

Background:

  • Equitable vaccine allocation is crucial during pandemics.
  • Previous studies highlight the need for equity-focused modeling.
  • Assessing current modeling practices for equity is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate how often equity is considered in COVID-19 vaccine allocation models.
  • To demonstrate the utility of modeling for addressing health equity.
  • To propose guidelines for incorporating equity into future allocation models.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of COVID-19 vaccine allocation modeling literature.
  • Analysis of publications for consideration of equity and subgroup data.
  • Identification of studies that successfully incorporated equity.

Main Results:

  • The majority of reviewed models did not account for equity.
  • Most publications presented aggregated results, lacking subgroup analysis (e.g., by age, race, geography).
  • A few models successfully addressed equity, providing valuable insights.

Conclusions:

  • Current COVID-19 vaccine allocation models often fail to address health equity.
  • Modeling can be a powerful tool for ensuring equitable resource distribution.
  • Eight key considerations are proposed for enhancing equity in future allocation models.