The airline industry warns that distributing a Covid-19 vaccine will be the "mission of the century" for air freight. New Zealand today announced it has signed an agreement to purchase 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines – enough for 750,000 people. He said on top of the transport preparations and coordination needed, governments must also consider the current diminished cargo capacity of the global air transport industry. But vaccines cannot be delivered globally without the significant use air cargo," de Juniac said. Processes are in place to keep cargo shipments secure, but the potential volume of vaccine shipments will need early planning to ensure that they are scalable."

Source: New Zealand Herald October 12, 2020 04:18 UTC