In favour of a bespoke COVID-19 vaccines compensation scheme.
In favour of a bespoke COVID-19 vaccines compensation scheme.
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10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00065-7
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2021-04
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Vanderslott S
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Fairgrieve D;Holm S;Howells G;Kirchhelle C;Vanderslott S
The licensing of three vaccines in the UK and preliminary data from further vaccine candidates give reason to hope for substantial reductions of COVID-19 incidence in 2021. Uptake will depend on securing sufficient vaccine supplies, creating a robust and equitable distribution scheme, and fostering public trust in the safety of the vaccines with adequate legal safeguards to prevent and compensate for inadvertent harm.Surveys and sociological research indicate a worrying increase in vaccine hesitancy in some countries over the past decade. 1 It is, therefore, vital to invest sufficient resources in creating conditions that maximise uptake and minimise opportunities for hesitancy. The time to do so is now. The novel technologies on which leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates are based and misinformation campaigns are already contributing to public uncertainty. Now that roll-outs have started,