The line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front? the prioritization issue comes down to a tricky balancing act between best helping society versus protecting an individual’s health.

COVID-19 trilemma tradeoffs: Much of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a shared experience involving a trilemma of concerns. People across the US are worried about their:

(1) personal health and safety;

(2) economic future and job security; and

(3) individual privacy and liberty. And, based on an ongoing study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV)—which has surveyed more than 40,000 respondents since April—there doesn’t seem to be any relief in sight.

While society begins to slowly open up, two-thirds of individuals are concerned about a second wave of COVID-19 hitting later in 2020. More than 60 percent expect to see more global pandemic events like COVID-19 in months and years to come.

Coronavirus: How is the pandemic impacting the gender gap? COVID-19 is depressing global economic growth and causing mass unemployment, especially among women.

Women are more vulnerable, not only because of their jobs, but also because of gender inequalities within housework division, education, and healthcare.

Scientist reveals how masks stop coronavirus from spreading in viral photos: ‘Masks keep your respiratory secretions to yourself’

Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines (WHO)

CDC recommends face masks, asks Americans to evaluate risk of summer events: CDC says Americans should continue to practice social distancing

Three Months In, Many Americans See Exaggeration, Conspiracy Theories and Partisanship in COVID-19 News: 64% of U.S. adults say CDC mostly gets the facts about the outbreak right; 30% say the same about Trump and his administration