COVID-19 vaccine: Call for employees in international transportation industries and international travelers as the first priority in global distribution
Yu Zhuo,
Wang Gang,
Goldman Emanuel,
Zangerl Barbara,
Xie Ning,
Cao Yanhong,
Chen Jingyu,
Day Sara W.,
Howard Scott C.,
Maida Marcello,
Ray Kunal,
Jablonski Monica M.,
Ji Jiafu,
Postlethwaite Arnold,
Gu Weikuan,
Sun Dianjun,
Aleya Lotfi
Affiliations
Yu Zhuo
Heilongjiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sanfu Road 142, Xiangfang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150040, People’s Republic of China
Wang Gang
The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
Goldman Emanuel
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, , Newark, NJ 07103, United States of America
Zangerl Barbara
School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Xie Ning
College of Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States of America
Cao Yanhong
Center for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Medical University; Key Laboratory of Etiologic Epidemiology, Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province & Ministry of Health [23618104], 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People’s Republic of China
Chen Jingyu
Department of Chinese Medicine, First Clinical School of Medicine, Heilongjiang University Of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Rd, Xiangfang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150040, China
Day Sara W.
College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38105, United States of America
Howard Scott C.
College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38105, United States of America
Maida Marcello
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, S. Elia-Raimondi Hospital, 93100, Caltanissetta, Italy
Ray Kunal
School of Biological Science, Ramkrishna Mission Vivekananda Education & Research Institute, Narendrapur 700103, West Bengal, India
Jablonski Monica M.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, 38163, United States of America
Ji Jiafu
Beijing Cancer Hospital and Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, People’s Republic of China
Postlethwaite Arnold
Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, 38163, United States of America
Gu Weikuan
Research Service, Memphis VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States of America
Sun Dianjun
Center for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Medical University; Key Laboratory of Etiologic Epidemiology, Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province & Ministry of Health [23618104], 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People’s Republic of China
Aleya Lotfi
Chrono-Environnement Laboratory, UMR CNRS 6249, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, Université de Franche-Comté 16, Route de Gray, F-25030, Besançon Cedex, France
While countries are in a hurry to obtain SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, we are concerned with the availability of vaccine and whether a vaccine will be available to all in need. We predicted three possible scenarios for vaccine distributions and urge an international united action on the worldwide equitable access. In case the international community does not reach a consensus on how to distribute the vaccine to achieve worldwide equitable access, we call for a distribution plan that includes the employees in international transportation industries and international travelers to halt the disease transmission and promote the recovery of the global economy.
