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Projecting OECD Health and Long-Term Care Expenditures: What Are the Main Drivers?

Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et …; … - 2006

This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for projecting public heath and long-term care expenditures. Notably, it considers the impact of demographic and non-demographic effects for both health and long-term care. Compared with other studies, the paper extends the demographic drivers by...

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Access to COVID-19 vaccines: Global approaches in a global crisis

OECD - 2021

likelihood of the emergence of viral variants of concern. Governments should therefore act now to accelerate vaccination globally …

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Enhancing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination: The role of governments

OECD - 2021

vaccination, and to deliver the vaccines safely and effectively. This brief addresses the role of governments in promoting … distribute them efficiently and equitably. While only a small minority of the population holds strong anti-vaccination views …, hesitancy about COVID‑19 vaccination is evident in many countries. Recognising that vaccination campaigns of the magnitude …

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Using trade to fight COVID-19: Manufacturing and distributing vaccines

OECD - 2021

All countries need vaccines but not all can produce them. Vaccine production is highly specialised, subject to comparative advantages, and concentrated in few countries, making trade a vital means to deploying vaccines broadly. Keeping markets open by reducing tariffs, streamlining trade-related...

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Treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19: The need for coordinating policies on R&D, manufacturing and access

OECD - 2020

This brief discusses policies needed to ensure equitable and universal access by all those in need globally to future vaccines for SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and treatments for the disease. It provides a snapshot of the vaccine and drug candidates in the current R&D pipeline. It...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for developing countries: An equal shot at recovery

OECD - 2021

As the roll out of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines begins, this policy brief asks how to ensure vaccines for all. In doing so, it examines the case for multilateral approaches to access and delivery, maps key challenges, and identifies priority actions for policy makers. The absence of a...

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Child vaccination rates

OECD - 20XX

All OECD countries have established vaccination programmes based on their interpretation of the risks and benefits of … diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and measles. Childhood vaccination rates reflect the percentage of children that … receive the respective vaccination in the recommended timeframe. The age of complete immunisation differs across countries due …

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