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COVID-19 vaccine: Call for employees in international transportation industries and international travelers as the first priority in global distribution.

Authors :
Yu Z
Wang G
Goldman E
Zangerl B
Xie N
Cao Y
Chen J
Day SW
Howard SC
Maida M
Ray K
Jablonski MM
Ji J
Postlethwaite A
Gu W
Sun D
Aleya L
Source :
Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) [Open Med (Wars)] 2021 Jan 11; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 134-138. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 11 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

While countries are in a hurry to obtain SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, we are concerned with the availability of vaccine and whether a vaccine will be available to all in need. We predicted three possible scenarios for vaccine distributions and urge an international united action on the worldwide equitable access. In case the international community does not reach a consensus on how to distribute the vaccine to achieve worldwide equitable access, we call for a distribution plan that includes the employees in international transportation industries and international travelers to halt the disease transmission and promote the recovery of the global economy.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing financial interests.<br /> (© 2021 Zhuo Yu et al., published by De Gruyter.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2391-5463
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33521319
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0210