Once a vaccine is given approval (or more likely Emergency Use Authorization) we’ll need to prioritize who qualifies to get the vaccine first. Most likely, the vaccine will roll out with a few million doses per week- so there won’t be enough to go around at first.
The National Academy of Medicine has formed a committee to propose an equitable way to prioritize the early doses. They’ll be considering health disparities, health status, occupation, living conditions, and geographic distribution. The committee held it’s first meeting last week To attend future meetings visit here.
