Abstract (may include machine translation)
In high-income countries that were first to roll out coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, older adults have thus far usually been prioritized for these vaccines over younger adults. Age-based priority primarily resulted from interpreting evidence available at the time, which indicated that vaccinating the elderly first would minimize COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations. The World Health Organization counsels a similar approach for all countries. This paper argues that some low- and middle-income countries that are short of COVID-19 vaccine doses might be justified in revising this approach and instead prioritizing certain younger persons when allocating current vaccines or future variant-specific vaccines.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S93-S97 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 75 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- age-based prioritization
- developing countries
- healthcare rationing
- vaccines