Covid-19 vaccines: Priorities, processes and practicalities

As vaccines become available, new challenges await, including managing delivery systems, tracking outcomes, and winning over those still hesitant about the benefits of vaccination

Lim Poh Lian and Benjamin Ong For The Straits Times
Researchers in a laboratory under Yisheng Biopharma, one of the firms developing a Covid-19 vaccine, in Shenyang, China. Initial supplies of vaccines will be limited because of strong global demand and urgent needs in countries facing Covid-19 surges
Researchers in a laboratory under Yisheng Biopharma, one of the firms developing a Covid-19 vaccine, in Shenyang, China. Initial supplies of vaccines will be limited because of strong global demand and urgent needs in countries facing Covid-19 surges, but as vaccine production ramps up worldwide, supplies should eventually be sufficient for everyone living in Singapore to get vaccinated, say the writers.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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    Dec 1, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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With Covid-19 flaring up again in many countries, and safe, effective vaccines likely to become available over the next few months, how do we deploy them wisely and well?

Globally, the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covax) Facility is working on vaccine access for all who need it, including low-and medium-income countries. This international collaboration aims to enable equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines through global risk-sharing and pooled procurement strategies.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 01, 2020, with the headline 'Covid-19 vaccines: Priorities, processes and practicalities'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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