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RAPID: Identifying the Drivers of Optimal COVID-19 Allocation — NSF Award to University of Maryland at Baltimore (MD, $199,976)

COVID-19 vaccines have been rapidly developed and deployed in many countries including the United States. Globally, supply remains constrained, especially in low-income countries. When supply is limited, vaccine allocation is often prioritized based on age, a policy decision in the United States that was supported by m

Award titleRAPID: Identifying the Drivers of Optimal COVID-19 Allocation
Award ID2138192
AwardeeUniversity of Maryland at Baltimore
CityBALTIMORE
StateMD
Amount obligated$199,976
Principal investigatorMeagan Fitzpatrick
Program['01002223RB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT']
Start date01/01/2022
AbstractCOVID-19 vaccines have been rapidly developed and deployed in many countries including the United States. Globally, supply remains constrained, especially in low-income countries. When supply is limited, vaccine allocation is often prioritized based on age, a policy decision in the United States that was supported by mathematical modeling. However, this allocation may not be ideal for low-income countries with different demographics and which may have substantially higher background immunity by
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