Table 4:

Definitions adopted for the application of the Ethics, Equity, Feasibility, Acceptability Framework²⁷

Factor	Definition
Ethics	A systematic process to clarify, prioritize and justify possible courses of action based on ethical principles, and involves the application of relevant principles and values to public health decision-making.
Equity	The absence of avoidable, unfair or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically or geographically or by other means of stratification. “Health equity” or “equity in health” implies that ideally, everyone should have a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential and that no one should be disadvantaged from achieving this potential.28
Feasibility	The potential for a program to be successfully implemented in the local setting with available resources.
Acceptability	A marker of desirability or demand for a given product or program, including intention and behaviours toward vaccination.