Healthcare

Vaccine Hoarding May Backfire on Rich Nations as India Reels

April 28, 2021

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.

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

April 26, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

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.

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

April 23, 2021

William Bain, SCB Contributor

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

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

April 23, 2021

Bloomberg

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.

How 0G Network Sensors Protect the Vaccine Cold Chain

April 16, 2021

Benjamin Brown, SCB Contributor

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

IBM Uncovers More Attacks Against COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

April 14, 2021

Bloomberg

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.

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

April 14, 2021

Bloomberg

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

VIDEO

Watch: Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

April 13, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

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.

VIDEO

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

April 12, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

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.

Ensuring an Unbroken Cold Chain for Vaccine Safety

April 8, 2021

Ray Almgren, SCB Contributor

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

Healthcare

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