Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
Guiding Principles from Allocation Frameworks Developed for the COVID-19 Pandemic:
• Ensure that allocation maximizes benefit to patients, mitigates inequities and disparities, and adheres to ethical principles.
• Promote the common good through fairness, transparency, accountability, and trustworthiness.
• Save the greatest number of lives possible—while respecting rights and fairness—to
maximize benefit to the community as a whole.
• Use the best available evidence to assess benefit to communities and address uncertainty.
• Allocate scarce resources responsibly to reduce risk while providing benefit.
• Provide clear and transparent criteria for prioritization strategies.
• Ensure that allocation policies are flexible, responsive to the concerns of the affected
population, and proportionate to the epidemiological situation and the vaccine supply relative to need.
How to proceed in practical terms? Who knows...
