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Vaccine cold-chain challenges for fast-track mass COVID-19 vaccination in Bangladesh.

Number: 1115

Author(s) : MUNSHI F., DEBNATH S., SENAN A., PETERS T., GREENING P., WANG X.

Summary

Mass-scale COVID-19 vaccination in Bangladesh—the world’s eighth-most populated and one of the most densely populated countries—is quite challenging, primarily due to the absence of a robust cold-chain infrastructure for temperature-sensitive vaccines. Any system inefficiency leads to losing the vaccine potency and efficacy. Therefore, the successful COVID-19 vaccination in Bangladesh will require massive expansion and optimal use of the existing cold-chain infrastructure that will depend critically on understanding the multi-layered vaccine supply-chain system. We conducted a nationally representative survey at different administrative levels of Bangladesh between 5 January and 11 February 2021 and collected data on the entire vaccine cold-chain system: logistics, capacity, physical assets and inventories, and human capital. Our findings suggest that, in addition to some inherent constraints, Bangladesh’s vaccine distribution system will face significant challenges, particularly from the supply-side for mass-scale COVID-19 vaccination. Rapid mass-scale COVID-19 vaccination would require significantly upgrading the cold-chain, manpower skills, and data capacity. The survey data will assist in developing a ‘digital twin’ for the vaccine infrastructure to identify robust solutions from a larger pool of complex socio-techno-economic-environmental scenarios.

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  • Original title: Vaccine cold-chain challenges for fast-track mass COVID-19 vaccination in Bangladesh.
  • Record ID : 30029474
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Developing country
  • Source: 7th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (Online). Proceedings: April 11-13 2022
  • Publication date: 2022/04/11
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.iccc2022.1115
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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