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    Challenges→Health professionals and first responders should receive high priority for scarce epidemic vaccines on grounds of contribution and reciprocity.

    Norman Daniels' 'fair innings' and Rawlsian frameworks hold that just allocation must prioritize the worst-off, not those with institutional power or social recognition.

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    • 1.Basic needs satisfaction (healthcare, shelter) produces greater welfare gains for worst-off than marginal gains for advantaged.
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    • 2.Power and recognition are often zero-sum; prioritizing worst-off corrects structural inequalities that self-perpetuate.
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    • 3.Moral arbitrariness of birth circumstances justifies compensatory focus on those facing greatest disadvantage.
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    • 1.Exclusive focus on worst-off may ignore incentive structures needed for overall productivity that benefits society broadly.
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    • 2.Institutional power often correlates with essential expertise; marginalizing power-holders risks reducing effective governance capacity.
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    • 3.Some institutional recognition reflects earned merit; treating it as irrelevant dismisses legitimate accomplishment and motivation.
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