GPS tracking and temperature monitoring in clinical trials and pharmaceutical logistics provide a number of benefits. Firstly, they allow for precise and accurate tracking of samples and materials, ensuring that they remain within the required temperature range and reach their destination on time.
The vaccine could be made in Belgium, and then transported around the globe. If things go well, Pfizer and BioNTech expect to supply 50 million doses by the end of 2020 and approximately 1.3 billion by the end of 2021.
It is likely that high-risk groups and healthcare workers will be first to receive the vaccine, but this adds complexities to distribution logistics. The logistical challenges of storing and distributing globally a new vaccine at such cold temperatures whilst also ensuring physical distancing for distributors and vaccine delivery points are immense
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Biologists and conservationists first used the global positioning system (GPS) to track animals in the 1990’s when devices became small enough to […]
Today the UK Government announced a new plan for freeports to “turbo-charge post Brexit trade”. A key feature of freezones is that goods enter […]
Around the globe, tracking technologies are being deployed to aid the fight against Covid-19 and its spread. In the United Arab Emirates […]
Today’s Covid-19 influenced new normal is presenting a major opportunity for micro mobility. E-scooters and the like could potentially help solve congestion issues on public transportation networks.
One of the most challenging aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the monitoring of populations during quarantine restrictions. In this article I explore some of the major themes.
In part 3 of an ongoing series of articles written in response to the impact of the Coronavirus, i write about the risk of losing vital medical equipment and supplies to theft.
In part 2 of an ongoing series of articles written in response to the impact of the Coronavirus, i write about using GPS and LBS technology within the supply chain of emergency medical equipment.