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on December 10, 2020
Stanford researchers are tackling the technical and ethical public health challenges that come with the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers say that due to supply limitations, vaccine distribution will be organized in phases, a complex ethical endeavor that involves prioritizing different groups of people for vaccine access in the fairest and most equitable way possible.
With the Pfizer vaccine recently recommended for emergency use authorization and the Moderna vaccine currently undergoing the approval process, vaccines are expected to arrive at U.S. healthcare facilities by next week. Stanford Medicine plans to begin administering vaccines on Dec. 18, with the first doses reserved for frontline healthcare workers.
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