Answer to Question #174987 in Economics for Oumou Diallo

Question

Should COVID-19 vaccines be distributed by federal, state, or local governments? You may consider any aspects of state and local public economics, which could include benefit area (correspondence principle), spatial spillovers (externalities), financial capacity, equity concerns, cost differences, administrative costs, and so on. You may also consider other economic or socioeconomic arguments, but your arguments should contain at least some economics content.

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Answer 1

Because of the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines and the need for the government to decide who should be vaccinated first, only state and local governments can efficiently distribute the vaccines.