Moraine Valley Community Coronavirus Vaccine Discussion

You have been asked to serve on a federal task force examining how best to distribute the coronavirus vaccine in the event of a pandemic. Prepare a statement, addressed other members of thetask force, that includes the following:

Question:

1. Who should be given priority when distributing vaccinations during a pandemic and what are the benefits, burdens, and harms of these allocation decisions to the various populations?
2. Consider the justification behind the CDC’s proposed principle of social worth. Do the circumstances warrant the government’s imposition of this priority? What are the dangers in such a policy? Has the principle of social worth led to abuses of authority in the past? Would different professions advocate for different principles?