Dynamic prioritization of COVID-19 vaccines when social distancing is limited for essential workers.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized in multiple countries, and more are under rapid development. Careful design of a vaccine prioritization strategy across sociodemographic groups is a crucial public policy challenge given that 1) vaccine supply will be constrained for the first several months of the vaccination campaign, 2) there are stark differences in transmission and severity of impacts from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) across groups, and 3) SARS-CoV-2 differs markedly from previous pandemic viruses. We assess the optimal allocation of a limited vaccine supply in the United States across groups differentiated by age and essential worker status, which constrains opportunities for social distancing. We model transmission dynamics using a compartmental

SUBMITTER: Buckner JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8072365 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature