Is the world up to the challenge of mass COVID-19 vaccination?

Dec 18, 2020

The COVID-19 vaccine's inclusive, safe and sustainable distribution to health workers, at-risk groups and eventually everyone will test global supply chains. Image: Unsplash

Margi Van Gogh

Head of Supply Chain and Transport, World Economic Forum

Detlev Mohr

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

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Projections show largest intercontinental flows of vaccine to Asia (except India and China) and Africa.

Africa and Asia (excluding India and China) are expected to be the largest importers of the vaccine. Image: World Economic Forum

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Graph shows air cargo capacity is down in all continents around the world.

Charter flights could counteract the constrained global air cargo capacity if funding is made available. Image: World Economic Forum.

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