Constrained air cargo industry poses huge threat to delivering Covid-19 vaccine shots

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The potential size of the delivery is enormous, as providing just a single dose to 7.8-billion people would fill 8,000 huge cargo aircraft

The global aviation industry body the International Air Transport Association has warned of potentially severe capacity constraints in transporting vaccines for Covid-19 by air.

A number of nations are pushing to sign purchasing deals with companies developing potential vaccines for Covid-19. In SA, Wits University recently launched its second Covid-19 vaccine trial. The SA government has also expressed interest in participating in the international Covax financing initiative for Covid-19 vaccines, which is looking to accelerate the development of promising technologies and fairly distribute them around the world.

 

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