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. 2021 Oct 5;160(4):1572–1575. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.001

Table 1.

Reserve Systems for Pandemic Medical Resource Allocation

Medical Resource Jurisdiction Date Reserve Policy
Vaccine California March 2021 40% of vaccines are reserved for communities in the hardest-hit/most socially vulnerable quartile; 20% are reserved for each remaining quartile.
Within each quartile, 70% of vaccines are reserved based on age eligibility; 30% are reserved for sector eligibility.
Vaccine Chicago March 2021 Some appointments are reserved in an over-and-above form for residents of hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities.
Vaccine Colorado March 2021 15% of vaccines are reserved in an over-and-above form for hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities.
Vaccine Connecticut February 2021 10% of vaccines are reserved in an over-and-above form for hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities.
March 2021 25% of vaccines are reserved in a minimum guarantee form for communities that have high social vulnerability.
Vaccine Illinois March 2021 300-500 weekly doses are reserved in an over-and-above form for each of nine sites that serve hard-hit communities.
Vaccine Maryland March 2021 Hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities are bundled in five groups; 2,100 weekly doses are reserved in an over-and-above form for each of the five groups.
Monoclonal antibody Massachusetts November 2020 An over-and-above reserve is used for patients from hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities.
Within each category beneficiary patients are prioritized with the use of an even lottery.
Vaccine Massachusetts December 2020 20% of vaccines are reserved in an over-and-above form for hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities.
Vaccine New Hampshire January 2021 10% of vaccines are reserved in an over-and-above form for hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities
Vaccine Minnesota February 2021 7,000 and 10,000 doses are reserved in an over-and-above form for older people and school/child-care workers
May 2021 40% of vaccines are reserved for communities in the hardest-hit/socially vulnerable quartile; 20% are reserved for each remaining quartile
Vaccine New Mexico March 2021 25% of vaccines are reserved for hard-hit/socially vulnerable communities.
Vaccine New York City January 2021 Some hours and appointments are reserved in an over-and-above form or residents of 33 high-risk communities.
Vaccine North Carolina January 2021 An over-and-above reserve is used for counties to account for larger historically marginalized populations and larger populations >65 years old.
March 2021 3% of vaccines are reserved for long-term care settings, state facilities, and community vaccination events.