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Covid Shots Come in Bulk. The World Needs Single Servings.

Vaccination campaigns in the U.S. and some other countries are moving from mass demand to more targeted efforts to reach the hesitant — and doctors want easier ways to deliver shots.

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Vaccine Hoarding May Backfire on Rich Nations as India Reels

For months, developed economies have hoarded COVID-19 vaccines and the raw materials needed to make them. Now, they’re being forced to act as an explosive outbreak in India raises the risk of new virus mutations that could threaten the wider world.

Employees work on the production of line for vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. and the University of Oxford, at the Serum Institute of India Ltd. Hadaspar plant in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Photo: Bloomberg.

How the Vaccine Got Distributed So Quickly — and Lessons Learned for Next Time

President Biden far surpassed his original goal of administering 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines within his first 100 days in office, but the initiative couldn’t have succeeded without a substantial manufacturing and logistics infrastructure backing it up.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Bloomberg.

For Vaccine Distribution, Fleet Managers Need Better Real-Time Data

The connection between fleet managers and the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is more important than many people realize.

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

Covid Battle Pivots to New Tactics to Get Shots to All Americans

The new focus — those who have been unable to sign up, are waiting to get a shot, or who have been reluctant or refused to be vaccinated — is a goal that requires different tactics involving smaller, more focused distribution.

Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

How 0G Network Sensors Protect the Vaccine Cold Chain

The low-cost, low-power wireless network can significantly reduce the risk of temperature excursion, especially in developing nations.

A worker moves a case into a temperature-controlled vaccine shipping container. Photo: Bloomberg.

IBM Uncovers More Attacks Against COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

A hacking campaign that IBM Corp. detected last year against organizations involved in the manufacturing, transportation and storage of COVID-19 vaccines was wider than initially understood and is now found to have targeted more than 40 companies in 14 countries, the company said Wednesday.

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

J&J Delay Slows Vaccine Rollout Across a World Needing Shots

The U.S. doesn’t need Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, but the rest of the world could be in trouble.

Johnson & Johnson doses are prepared at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

Suresh Acharya, professor of practice in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, explains how the semiconductor supply chain works, why there’s a shortage of product, and what are the prospects for an early solution.

Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

Watch: How Domestic Manufacturers Will Be Affected by Biden’s Executive Order

A discussion about the implications of President Biden’s executive order on the review of critical supply chains with two experts from Kroll Inc.: Daniel Hartnett, associate managing director with the Compliance Risk and Diligence Practice, and Stacy Scott, managing director in the Cyber Risk Practice.

How Domestic Manufacturers Will Be Affected by Biden’s Executive Order

Ensuring an Unbroken Cold Chain for Vaccine Safety

With individual and public health at new risk from potentially more contagious virus variants, the quality of every dose of vaccine matters.

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

Watch: The Global Impact of Biden’s Supply Chain Executive Order

A look at the possible implications of President Biden’s order to review critical supply chains on the United States’ relations with its trading partners, with Jeff Weiss, partner and co-chair of the International Trade Policy Practice, and leader of the Supply Chain Team, of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

The Global Impact of Biden’s Supply Chain Executive Order

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