Who May first get covid 19 Vaccine in India, Other Countries

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COVID 19: VACCINE TRACKER

More than 160 vaccine candidates in pre-clinical or clinical trials
29 of them in clinical trials
Six in final stages, phase-III of human trials
At least eight candidate vaccines being developed in India. Two of these have entered phase -II trials after completing phase-I.

COVID 19

Most nations, including India, are unanimous on the first recipients — frontline health workers directly interacting with Covid-19 patients. However, there is no straight answer to which population group comes next.

WHO?

Recently, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison said the government would offer free doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the entire 25 million population, putting into focus a rather tricky issue nations are grappling with across the world.
Most nations, including India, are unanimous on the first recipients — frontline health workers directly interacting with Covid-19 patients. However, there is no straight answer to which population group comes next.

WHO

In June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had come out with a tentative plan of “strategic allocation” of the coronavirus vaccine.
It said healthcare workers should be given priority first followed by adults older than 65 and those having comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, or chronic respiratory disease.

India

The government has set up a National Expert Group to deliberate on principles for prioritisation of population groups for vaccination among other things. The Indian Council of Medical Research has said the vaccine should be made available to the health workers first.
A subgroup of the Centre for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has suggested a tiered system on prioritising vaccine recipients, according to a report in journal Science.

India

The top tier includes 12 million “highest risk” healthcare professionals and national security workers.
The committee suggested that tiers two and three should include 110 million people who work in other essential jobs (meat packers, grocery store owners), or are in these groups: aged 65 and older, living in long-term care facilities, or those with medical conditions known to increase the risk of developing Covid-19. The final two tiers include the “general population” of 206 million people.

Russia

Russia, which has become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a Covid-19 vaccine, said the first batch of shots would be received primarily by doctors on a voluntary basis followed by teachers.
“We will begin the stage-by-stage civilian use of the vaccine. First and foremost, we would like to offer vaccination to those who come into contact with infected persons at work. These are medical workers. And also those who are responsible for children’s health – teachers,” Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told TASS news agency.

European Union

European Union member states are likely to individually determine which group will have first access to a vaccine once it becomes available.
According to Euronews, the first people who will be vaccinated are those in high-risk jobs, such as doctors and nurses.

Second in line are likely those most vulnerable to infection due to their pre-conditions or age.

Canada

In Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunisation has recommended prioritising people with health conditions that are risk factors for Covid-19, such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung disease and cardiovascular disease, followed by those whose jobs make them more susceptible, such as emergency and healthcare workers.
Third on the list are those living in long-term care or crowded or remote locations and people with tobacco, alcohol or drug use disorders.