The race is on to develop a vaccine for SARS-Cov-2 as one of the top solutions to defeat the global pandemic. But once a vaccine is ready, who will get first access? How will the distribution work? As the public conversation about COVID-19 changes from one about what public health experts recommend to the tools we need for sustained recovery, the issues surrounding the global distribution of a yet-to-be created vaccine loom large. In addition, shortages of drugs are happening now, and more are anticipated as the global supply chain is stressed.

Joined by a panel of industry experts, Alison Thompson, Associate Professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and expert on pandemic ethics, will lead a discussion on the ethics of how to approach the distribution of and access to a vaccine and other drugs examining both local and global contexts. 

Panel of experts:

Mina Tadrous

Scientist, Women’s College Research Institute

Investigator, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN)

Kenny Tan

Lecturer, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Pharmacist and Owner

Allan Mills

Director of Pharmacy, Trillium Health Partners

Date:Thursday, May 21, 2020

Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Link to the webinar is provided in the registration confirmation email.

The webinar will be live-streamed, recorded and published on our YouTube page.