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28 December, 2020
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Towards an effective vaccination distribution policy
Context: GS-Paper III S&T COVID-19 Vaccine (PT-Mains)
What is a vaccine?
A few issues in the vaccine distribution are important:
Who gets priority?
From where will we get the Vaccine?
Involving private hospitals
But consider the following proposition. Suppose Pfizer or some other multinational pharmaceutical company approaches the government both for authorisation of a vaccine as well as for permission to import and sell (for a profit) to those who can afford it. Let us assume, in order to focus on the ethical issue, that the vaccine is medically safe and effective.
What should the government do?
Source: TH
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