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Abstract
While COVID-19 vaccines provide light at the end of the
tunnel in a difficult time, they also bring forth the complex
ethical issue of global vaccine distribution. The current
unequal global distribution of vaccines is unjust towards
the vulnerable living in low-income countries. A vaccine tax
should be introduced to remedy this. Under such a scheme,
a small fraction of the money spent by a country on vaccines
for its own population would go into a fund, such as
COVAX, dedicated to buying vaccines and distributing them
to the world’s poorest. A vaccine tax would provide a muchneeded injection of funds to remedy the unequal distribution
of vaccines. The tax allows for a distribution that, to a
lesser degree, reflects the ability to pay and is superior to a
donation-based model because it minimises the opportunity
for free-riding.
tunnel in a difficult time, they also bring forth the complex
ethical issue of global vaccine distribution. The current
unequal global distribution of vaccines is unjust towards
the vulnerable living in low-income countries. A vaccine tax
should be introduced to remedy this. Under such a scheme,
a small fraction of the money spent by a country on vaccines
for its own population would go into a fund, such as
COVAX, dedicated to buying vaccines and distributing them
to the world’s poorest. A vaccine tax would provide a muchneeded injection of funds to remedy the unequal distribution
of vaccines. The tax allows for a distribution that, to a
lesser degree, reflects the ability to pay and is superior to a
donation-based model because it minimises the opportunity
for free-riding.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 107418 |
Tidsskrift | Journal of Medical Ethics |
Vol/bind | 48 |
Nummer | 10 |
Sider (fra-til) | 658-661 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0306-6800 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - okt. 2022 |
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Cost-Effectiveness and Non-Discrimination in Health Care
Albertsen, A. B. (PI)
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COVID-19 and the vaccine tax: An egalitarian, market-based approach to the global vaccine inequality
Albertsen, A., 22 okt. 2024, I: Journal of Medical Ethics. 50, 11, jme-2024-110109.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Kommentar/debat/letter to the editor › Forskning › peer review
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Could a vaccine tax ensure equitable vaccine distribution?
13/01/2022
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Could a global 'vaccine tax' help achieve vaccine equity?
12/12/2021
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