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Who Should Get Vaccines First?, No. 21-16

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Who Should Get Vaccines First?, No. 21-16

DATE: May 2021

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ABSTRACT: We study optimal vaccination policies using a novel theoretical framework. We characterize the optimal vaccine allocation scheme in our model, which entails giving the highest priority to people with intermediate vulnerability and giving greater weight to potential exposure rather than vulnerability. Numerical results demonstrate that this approach performs significantly better than commonly considered strategies, in particular prioritizing only people who are the most vulnerable to severe illness.

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Weiss, Joshua , Vellodi, Nikhil and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. "Who Should Get Vaccines First?, No. 21-16," Economic Brief (May 2021). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/6034/item/604203, accessed on May 27, 2023.

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