Artikel ; Online: A Perspective on the Role of Point-of-Care “Immuno-Triaging” to Optimize COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution in a Time of Scarcity
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol
2021 Band 9
Abstract: Vaccine bears hope to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control. With limited supply, vaccines must be utilized efficiently to provide protection to those who need it most. Currently, no practical framework has been proposed to ensure fair vaccine allocation ...
Abstract | Vaccine bears hope to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control. With limited supply, vaccines must be utilized efficiently to provide protection to those who need it most. Currently, no practical framework has been proposed to ensure fair vaccine allocation at individual level, which is a recognized problem. We propose here an evidence-based decision-making framework for COVID-19 vaccine appropriation that prioritizes vaccine doses to individuals based on their immunological status, or immuno-triaging. To ensure successful implementation of the proposed framework, point-of-care (POC) immunodiagnostic testing is needed to quickly ramp up the testing capability. Considerations for deploying POC immunodiagnostic testing at such a large scale are discussed. We hope that the proposed immunological decision-making framework for evidence-based COVID-19 vaccine appropriation provides an objective approach to ensure fair and efficient utilization of the scarce vaccine resource at the individual level that also maximizes the collective societal benefit. |
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Schlagwörter | COVID-19 ; vaccine ; point-of-care ; immunodiagnostics ; vaccine distribution ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270 |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z |
Verlag | Frontiers Media S.A. |
Dokumenttyp | Artikel ; Online |
Datenquelle | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (Lebenswissenschaftliche Auswahl) |
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