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Problems at Biggest Vaccine Maker Leave World Short on Covid Shots

Around the world, from Bangladesh to Nepal to Rwanda, vulnerable hotspots have been grappling with stalled COVID-19 vaccination programs as they run out of doses. Many of those shortages can be traced back to a single company: The Serum Institute of India.

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Watch: Tracking the COVID-19 Crisis in India

Bert Burger, economist and resident expert on India with Atradius, details the state of that country’s struggle to contain the COVID-19 virus.

Tracking the COVID-19 Crisis in India

How Data Science Helped Combat the Coronavirus Outbreak

The increasing complexity of outbreak data has led to the rise of "outbreak analytics" — a data science designed to inform response to epidemics.

Watch: The State of the Air Forwarding Industry

Brandon Fried, Executive Director of the Airforwarders Association, tells how his industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic so far, and what changes might be in the offing when it’s over.

The State of the Air Forwarding Industry

Watch: Can We Build a Domestic Supply Chain for PPE?

Kezia Fitzgerald, co-founder of CareAline, tells how her company responded to a need for isolation gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and describes what it will take to set up a domestic supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the future.

Can We Build a Domestic Supply Chain for PPE?

World’s Supply of Chips Is in Danger Unless Taiwan Gets Vaccines

Having successfully sidestepped the first Covid wave, the government now faces a health emergency — only about 1% of its population is vaccinated so far — with the potential to disrupt the chip industry that dominates the local economy, and which is critical to an already-squeezed global supply.

Silicon wafers made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Photo: Bloomberg.

Delayed Second Dose Turns Into a Win for Vaccine-Starved Places

Faced with a limited supply of shots, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that’s now been vindicated by scientific studies: doubling or tripling the intervals between the first and second Covid vaccine dose.

A healthcare worker prepares a syringe at a drive-thru vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

There’s No Hidden U.S. Vaccine Stockpile Ready to Send Abroad

America’s millions of unused doses aren’t an easy-to-ship surplus.

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a freezer. Photo: Bloomberg.

Oxygen Shortage in India Sparks Global Hunt for $1,000 Machines

India has reported more than 300,000 daily infections for 21 consecutive days, highlighting the country’s slide into the world’s worst health crisis.

A volunteer prepares an oxygen cylinder for COVID-19 patients. Photo: Bloomberg.

Life Science Research Struggles With an Antiquated Supply Chain

What might well be the most important supply chain in the world today is also one of the most backward, when it comes to automating key processes.

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Seven Ways Global Data Standards Could Improve Healthcare Supply Chains

Supply shortages during the pandemic have underscored the need for data accuracy, visibility and sharing across multiple parties within the healthcare system.

Health workers talk with a patient via Facebook video chat. Photo: Bloomberg.

In Southeast Asia, Packaging Rules Make Covid Testing Thorny

Differences in infectious substance classifications, packaging requirements and other shipping regulations between countries create significant supply-chain challenges — particularly when it comes to sourcing approved packaging for shipping COVID-19 samples in Southeast Asia.

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