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The global vaccine rollout has not been free from geopolitical rivalries and point-scoring.
People with disabilities are overlooked for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and triage protocols. We need to make this group a priority and address issues that put them at risk.
From designing vaccine supply chains to improving PPE to rebuilding trust, systematically bringing engineering knowhow to public health problems could make a huge difference.
Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has begun. But getting the jab doesn't mean abandoning masks, distancing and handwashing. Here's why the current preventive measures must continue post-vaccine.
With reports emerging of vaccine wastage across the world, medical supply chain experts explain why that's to be expected.
The shipment of goods to suppliers has become technologically sophisticated. Delays in getting out the COVID-19 vaccine to people show that the breakdowns come down to something more basic.
So far, the only COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use need to be kept frozen. But there are many places in the world that can't support a cold supply chain.
COVID-19 vaccines have very specific storage requirements that make shipping a difficult task. Two ideas – fulfillment centers and cross-docking – could help overcome some distribution challenges.
Health systems around the US are on the cusp of receiving COVID-19 vaccines. At the end of this months-long effort are the nitty-gritty details of how health care providers are giving people the vaccine.
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Professor of International Health, Burnet Institute
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Reader in International Development, SOAS, University of London
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John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Director of the Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ), University of Bradford, Reader in Health Service Operations, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
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Professor of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Professor and Chair of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Professor, Biology, York University, Canada
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Associate Dean and Professor of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
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Graduate Program Director, Professional Engineering Programs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Distinguished Professor and Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Industrial and Applied Mathematics, York University, Canada
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, CAMH, University of Toronto
