John Hopkins has released an ethics framework for those who should get a COVID-19 vaccine before the general public.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC.FRONT LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERSTAKING CARE OF COVIDPATIENTS...PEOPLE OVER 65...THOSE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTHCONDITIONS...AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.ONE ISSUE WITH THIS--- THOSEGROUPS EQUAL MORE THAN 90MILLION PEOPLE."SO ITS QUITE POSSIBLE WHEN AVACCINE IS AVAILABLE THERE WONTBE ENOUGH AVAILABLE FOREVERYBODY IN THIS TOP TIER 724AND SO THERE MAY NEED TO BEPRIORITIZATION WITHIN THIS TOPTIER.RESEARERS SAY THE SECOND LAREGROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHOULD GETTHE VACCINE INCLUDES OTHERHEALTH CARE WORKERS...PEOPLE LIVING IN REMOTELOCATIONS WITHOUT ACCESS TOQUALITY CARE...AND OTHER ESSENTIAL WORKERSLIKE DELIVERY, MILITARY, ANDFIRST RESPONDERS.A DECISION IS EXPECTED SOMETIMETODAY...
While we’re still waiting on a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security..