Time: April 4 (Tuesday), 19:30 p.m
Tencent Conference number: 861-184-876
Brief introduction of contents:
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the unequal distribution of vaccines globally, with many low-income countries experiencing only about 10% vaccine coverage during the pandemic, severely undermining the role of vaccines in the fight against the pandemic in human societies. Why is a more balanced vaccine distribution so difficult to achieve? How to promote global cooperation in such a major public health crisis? To address these issues, the study quantifies the socio-economic benefits of various COVID-19 vaccine distribution programmes from the perspective of international supply chain linkages through linking epidemiological models and disaster footprint analysis models: health benefits (lives saved through vaccination), lockdown easing effects, and supply chain reconstruction benefits. The findings reveal the importance of equitable distribution of vaccines in controlling global epidemics, supporting economic recovery and rebuilding supply chains. The study suggests that in order to promote global international cooperation, benefit-sharing mechanisms need to be developed to eliminate disadvantages to the equitable distribution of vaccines. The study provides new insights for improving global vaccine equity and access from a value chain perspective.
About the Speaker:
Daoping Wang, PhD in Economics, is a Young Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cambridge and a Hoffmann Fellow at the World Economic Forum. Her research direction is risk management, and she is committed to the application of economic theory and artificial intelligence technology in the risk assessment and management of major public health events and major climate disasters. Relevant research results have been published in journals such as Nature Sustainability and Nature Human Behaviour. It aims to provide scientific reference for the strategy design and management practice of government and enterprise in risk avoidance.
(Organized by: Department of Technical Economics and Strategic Management, Research and Academic Exchange Center)
