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The longest mile in the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain
Current COVID-19 vaccine candidates require storage at between eight and minus 80 degrees Celsius. Cold chain infrastructure in many developing countries struggles in the last mile . Copyright: UNICEF/Michael Tsegaye, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). This image has been cropped.
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Covering the ‘last mile’ of vaccine delivery remains big hurdle in COVID-19 battle
Better cold chain technology can prevent up to 25 per cent vaccine loss in poor countries
But rich nation ‘vaccine nationalism’ may undermine global delivery plans
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