The U.K has granted emergency approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, allowing its health service to begin mass inoculations.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal group of medical and public health experts, holds regular meetings, open to public comment. The CDC is making COVID-19 vaccine recommendations based on input from the ACIP, which has identified four ethical principles to guide vaccine administration if supply is limited:
- Maximize benefits and minimize harms
- Mitigate health inequities
- Promote justice
- Promote transparency
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| First responders | 16 % |
| Hospital-based healthcare workers | 21 % |
| People at high risk due to underlying medical conditions | 5 % |
| People 65 years and older | 2 % |
| Workers in essential and critical industries | 4 % |
| All of the above | 51 % |
| Total | 91 |