Vaccine Distribution

Trump says military assets poised for COVID vaccine distribution

A big military cargo jet with the nose cone lifted up to allow vehicles to drive onboard. The U.S. Air Force has many C-5 cargo planes.

The U.S. military is ready to help transport a COVID-19 vaccine around the country as soon as one is approved by regulators, President Donald Trump claimed in Tuesday night’s presidential debate. The speed at which the president wants to distribute the vaccine, and the need for ultra-cold storage, suggests Air Force cargo jets might be part of the logistics solution.

Trump contradicted estimates by Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Moncef...

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Schiphol airport organizes cargo community to expedite COVID vaccine distribution

A label for pharmaceutical shipment showing a thermometer and the temperature range needed for the product. Cold chain logistics will be critical for delivery of coronavirus vaccines.

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was out front in recent years organizing the cargo community to become highly proficient in handling temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products. Now the airfreight industry at Europe’s fourth-largest cargo airport is taking steps to make sure it can safely and efficiently transport COVID-19 vaccines once approved.

A task force led by local trade association Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), Schiphol Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, including shippers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/schiphol-airport-organizes-cargo-community-to-expedite-covid-vaccine-distribution

US Air Force could deploy freighters to fly truckloads of vaccine

A big gray U.S. Air Force cargo jet takes off. Military planes might be used to delivery COVID vaccines.

U.S. military aircraft will play a major role in emergency distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine because there aren’t enough private-sector cargo jets to handle the surge of millions of doses that must be maintained at subfreezing temperatures, according to a logistics expert with close ties to the government. 

On Wednesday, federal health officials released their COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy and said they plan to start shipping supplies within 24 hours after the Food and Drug...

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COVID-19’s opportunity for global supply chains (with video)

Roughly a decade ago, in anticipation of changes in the supply chain and logistics sector, investment firm Saybrook Management started buying companies in that space – not so much because they were great opportunities, which they were, but because the firm wanted to understand how the various pieces of the supply chain worked.

Then came COVID-19.

“There’s nothing that compares to this from a logistics perspective,” Saybrook CEO Jonathan Rosenthal told FreightWaves technology reporter Vishnu...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covid-19s-opportunity-for-global-supply-chains-with-video

4 Phase COVID Vaccine Distribution Strategy Based on Infection Risk

A herd immunity strategy to fight the pandemic can be 'dangerous,' experts say. Here's why

According to a CNN report, an independent committee monitoring the vaccine trials said last Tuesday that any new coronavirus vaccine, once approved, should be allocated to people in the US in four phases with first responders and high-risk workers in health care facilities at the front of the line.

People with conditions that put them at significantly higher risk of bad outcomes and older adults living in dense settings would be a close second, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,...

https://mfame.guru/4-phase-covid-vaccine-distribution-strategy-based-on-infection-risk/

How Air Cargo Is Preparing for Vaccine Delivery?

As the air cargo industry prepares for a Covid-19 vaccine, some experts are warning of logistical challenges for worldwide distribution, writes Sam Whelan in an article published in the LoadStar.

Optimal Transport of the Vaccine

This week the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) and Pharma.Aero formed a working group to develop global guidance and enable optimal transport of a vaccine.

“As pharmaceutical companies race to develop the Covid-19 vaccine, it is still unclear what impact this...

https://mfame.guru/how-air-cargo-is-preparing-for-vaccine-delivery/

‘Vaccine Nationalism’ To Hamper COVID19 Vaccine Distribution

As soon as the first COVID-19 vaccines get approved, a staggering global need will confront limited supplies, writes Kai Kupferschmidt, author of a book about the color blue, and the Berlin Correspondent of Science Magazine

Kai wrote about the adversities the new vaccine is facing courtesy in his latest column in the Science Magazine

Unequal Vaccine Distribution Likely?

Many health experts say it’s clear who should get the first shots: health care workers around the world, then people at a higher...

https://mfame.guru/vaccine-nationalism-to-hamper-covid19-vaccine-distribution/

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