Deploying the COVID-19 Vaccine: Where, When and How?

For a world desperately seeking relief from COVID-19, the vaccine appears to be a godsend, to be deployed everywhere and as soon as possible. Once the efficacy and safety of the new vaccines was established, the focus has been on the enormous challenges of rapid, widespread vaccination, especially in developing countries.

This event focuses on selected national vaccination strategies and three questions. How does the optimal COVID-19 vaccine implementation strategy depend on country circumstances? How does the effectiveness of a vaccine strategy depend on other interventions (such as testing)? How do the new SARS-CoV2 virus variants affect the desirability and feasibility of international cooperation on vaccines?

This event is hosted by the World Bank East Asia & Pacific Region Chief Economist and Human Development teams.