What does it mean to distribute a vaccine equitably?

Dec 17, 2020 9 min

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California has made a commitment to distributing coronavirus vaccines equitably. <a href="https://apple.news/AT9rLMBQ9QUamnDBkppECpw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that some groups argue this means taking historical injustices into consideration. And the <a href="https://apple.news/ABe-3GsBVSQSIK4qw3PR5MA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> covers the debate over whether prisoners should be included in early distribution. <a href="https://apple.news/ADRYCvzXhQSuIiYqIgApVmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> delivers good news: Some coronavirus vaccine vials hold extra doses that could expand the supply by as much as 40%. <a href="https://apple.news/AP_GreCYqR8C9TZz2rLeEUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> and the New York Times Magazine take a deep dive into how Russia stands to benefit from a warming planet. The <a href="https://apple.news/AMR0cfUoxQbWrzCzze8qCxw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> is out with a piece about an uptick in Christmas tree purchases that seems to have caught the industry off guard.

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