Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Covid vaccines and global connections

Producing and delivering things needed for the Covid vaccine is a global endeavor. This is because not everything needed for creating and distributing the vaccine is going to be found in one country. For example, the vaccine has to be stored in very cold temperatures so some delivery companies such as Fedex and UPS are transforming the beds of their delivery trucks into freezer like containers. Poorer countries are not going to have access to such things, so this part of delivery and distribution will have to be solely performed by the wealthier countries whom have access to the materials. Another reason this is a global issue is because billions of syringes needed to carry and inject the vaccine would take about 18 months to produce in a time where we do not have 18 extra months to wait. If more than one country is making these syringes the time would be cut down and the sooner the world will get their vaccine. Other countries will have access to particular drugs or mixtures needed to produce the vaccine that other countries do not. Everyone has a part in this vaccine, and the process will not work if one person does not do their part. Every country who has access to supplies and materials needed for the production and distribution of the Covid vaccine should feel obligated to participate and do what they can. The only way to start the decline of cases and severity is to get a vaccine out there. 

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