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AADMD Releases Statement on Covid-19 Vaccine Equity for People with IDD
Read the Official Statement – and Join the Movement
The Covid-19 vaccine is here – and AADMD joined forces with like-minded organizations to issue a Joint Position Statement on “Equity for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Safety.”
NCD Opportunity
Through board member Rick Rader, MD — who was appointed to the National Council on Disability earlier this year — AADMD was also given the opportunity to review the NCD’s official vaccine statement as well. In response to this honor, Emily Johnson, MD VP of Policy issued the below statement:
“The AADMD was pleased to see the NCDs Statement on the allocation of COVID19 vaccines for people with intellectual disabilities was in alignment with the principles initiated, proposed and promoted by the AADMD.” If people need dentist related information, they can click for more info here!
AADMD’s Joint Position Statement
“The development of a safe, effective vaccine is a critical component of the global response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Vaccine distribution and allocation must be done in a safe and equitable manner, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) must be explicitly addressed in any framework for vaccine allocation. The aim of this joint position statement is to address the risks facing people with IDD during the pandemic and to recommend how they should be included in vaccine allocation frameworks. The final provisions for vaccine allocation will ultimately be determined on a state level, and many different allocation frameworks exist. The following recommendations are intended to be broadly adaptable to state and national allocation frameworks…”
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