As the rollout of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program continued and questions remained about how allocation can simultaneously reduce risk and inequity, Penn LDI convened the video series, COVID Vaccine Equity Research Dialogues (CoVEReD).

Hosted by Penn LDI Senior Fellows and vaccine policy experts Alison Buttenheim, PhD, MBA and Harald Schmidt, PhD, the series brought together top experts to discuss equitable vaccine distribution. View all CoVEReD episodes and accompanying newsletters below, and visit our COVID-19 focus area page to see our latest research on the ongoing pandemic.


CoVEReD Episodes

Reaching COVID Vaccine Equity:
Are We There Yet?

Featuring Helene Gayle, MD, MPH of The Chicago Community Trust (June 21, 2021)

Can We Overcome Vaccine Barriers for Immigrants in the U.S. and Improve Access Globally?

Featuring Rebecca Weintraub, MD of Harvard Medical School (May 4, 2021)

When Everyone’s Eligible,
What Happens to Vaccine Equity?

Featuring Jennifer Tolbert, MPH of the Kaiser Family Foundation
(April 20, 2021)

Should Allocation Be Increased Where Cases Are Rising and Decreased Where Demand is Low?

Featuring Paul Delamater, PhD of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (April 6, 2021)

What Does President Biden’s May 1 Deadline for Universal Eligibility Mean for Vaccine Equity?

Featuring Angela Shen, ScD, MPH of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (March 23, 2021)

What Does Vaccine Choice
Mean for Equity?

Featuring Ruqaiijah Yearby, JD, MPH of the Saint Louis University School of Law (March 9, 2021)

Should We Use Disadvantage Indices to
Allocate Vaccine Doses?

Featuring Susan Goold, MD, MHSA of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan (February 23, 2021)