Vaccine, drug and related logistics strategies to mitigate future health crises
In May 2021, dozens of experts scored pandemic preparation strategies by priority and feasibility on a 1-to-5 scale. Dots show the average scores for each.
This chart plots the average priority score and average feasibility score for various pandemic preparedness strategies related to drugs and vaccines The scores are from a survey of experts who ranked each strategy on a scale of 1 to 5. For every strategy, priority received a higher score than feasibility, but to varying degrees. For example, increasing investment to further future vaccine research and development received a priority score of 4.8 out of 5, and a feasibility score of 4.5 out of 5; amending global patent laws to encourage more technology sharing received a priority score of 4.0 and a feasibility score of 2.8.
