Playing vaccine roulette: Why the current strategy of staking everything on Covid-19 vaccines is a high-stakes wager. Issue 35 (16th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paul, Elisabeth; Brown, Garrett W.; Kalk, Andreas; Ridde, Valéry
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 39:Issue 35(2021)
• Page Start: 4921
• Page End: 4924
• Publication Date: 2021-08-16
• Subjects: Covid-19 -- Vaccine -- Health policy; Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

Highlights: The global community has disproportionately invested in vaccines to fight Covid-19. This is at the expense of alternative strategies and health system strengthening. Social determinants and co-morbidities should be factored as part of any response strategy. Risk-benefit analysis and the precaution principle should guide vaccination policy. A more diversified response to Covid-19 and future diseases should be adopted.