Commentary: Adding COVID-19 vaccines to the holiday rush

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The rapid spread of COVID-19 early this year was certainly facilitated by the speed and efficiency of modern transportation. It is with a touch of irony, but with a lot more hope, that modern transportation can deliver the new vaccines rapidly and widely enough to help end the pandemic sometime next year.

The race by pharmaceutical companies to develop and...

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9 Leading COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Sign the ‘Historic Pledge’

  • Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, BionTech, Pfizer, GlaxoKlineSmith and Novavax signed the pledge.
  • It promises they will ‘uphold the integrity of the scientific process‘ as they near the end of vaccine development.
  • Fears are rising that the companies might rush the final stages of their trials or fudge data in an effort to be the first to complete a shot.
  • President Trump has hinted at a vaccine being ready by a ‘special day‘ after CDC told states to be ready for shots to...

https://mfame.guru/9-leading-covid-19-vaccine-developers-sign-the-historic-pledge/

Market Insight: K+N rumoured to be in trouble with its GSK account in APAC

In a recent conversation with my senior trade sources, the “key accounts” topic in freight forwarding returned with a vengeance – are they worth the effort or not?
Here is some feedback I have received, which ought to carry even greater significance now given the latest I’ve heard about Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) and some trouble it is rumoured to have in APAC.
Passing by 
Incidentally, of course DSV Panalpina was recently central in …

The post Market Insight: K+N rumoured to be in trouble with...

https://theloadstar.com/market-insight-kn-rumoured-to-be-in-trouble-with-its-gsk-account-in-apac/

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