China ramps up vaccine logistics for global inoculation campaign

With China projected to have at least three viable COVID-19 vaccines available to the public, China’s airports are likely to see international cargo flights flood in to pick up COVID-19 vaccines in mid-2021, similar to scrambling for masks and other protective gears in the mid-2020. Anticipating a surge in COVID-19 vaccine international purchases, Chinese vaccine producers have ramped up efforts to stretch production capacity without a break even during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday. Logistical services will experience peak-like volumes after the holiday domestically and internationally, as the vaccination campaign speeds up across the world, observers said. The vaccine production capacity of one of China’s leading producer Sinopharm can reach over a billion doses in 2021, Yang Xiaoming, chairman of China National Biotec Group (CNBG), affiliated to Sinopharm, confirmed again, promising that the manufacturer will ensure high-quality vaccines faster under safety standards. Another leading producer, Sinovac, who received a conditional approval from the...