Advocate Excellence--National Academies publishes Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
Organization (Website) Origin: National Academy of Medicine www.nam.edu
Topic Brief:
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released
Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine.
Equity in the delivery of health care is one of the 6 quality aims to improve the quality of healthcare, previously identified in
Crossing the Quality Chasm. Improving the equity in the delivery of healthcare improves patient safety. This report provides 7 recommendations for distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Three examples of recommendations: "Provide and administer COVID-19 vaccine with no out-of-pocket costs", "Develop and launch a COVID-19 vaccine promotion campaign" and "Support equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine globally." The report may be downloaded for free after the creation of a free account. There are other resources available at the link listed below.
Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine------------------------------
Catherine Otto
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