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Background: Pandemic planning has historically been oriented to respond to an influenza virus, with vaccination strategy being a key focus. As the current COVID-19 pandemic plays out, the Australian government is closely monitoring progress towards development of SARS-CoV2 vaccines as a definitive intervention. However, as in any pandemic, initial supply will likely be exceeded by demand due to limited manufacturing output. Methods: We convened community juries in three Australian locations in 2019 to assess public acceptability and perceived legitimacy of influenza pandemic vaccination distribution strategies. Preparatory work included literature reviews on pandemic vaccine allocation strategies and on vaccine allocation ethics, and simulation modelling studies. We assumed vaccine would be provided to predefined priority groups. Jurors were then asked to recommend one of two strategies for distributing remaining early doses of vaccine: directly vaccinate people at higher r
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Australian
Health-policy
Andemic-influenza-vaccination
Public-deliberation
Public-health-ethics
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Lawyers address what we can do and what we must do in vaccine rollout
Hospital counsel, state advisors, congregate care advocates and university leaders believe that public health ethics must drive the next steps in vaccine distribution and not the constraints of the law.
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A host of legal experts advised their peers to be guided by ethics, not the constraints of the law, in this next wave of vaccine distribution, in a timely presentation titled “Legal Issues in Covid-19 Distribution” webcast to viewers across the country.
In a myth-busting and wide-ranging two-and-a-half hour discussion sponsored by the New York City Bar, health law experts from academia, government, health care institutions and nonprofit advocacy groups representing vulnerable populations explored the potential legal limits on an equitable vaccine rollout, concluding we need to remain creative and listen to the most impacted stakeholders as we fight this pandemic.
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Americans
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