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End-to-end solutions that link the cold chain
Thermo King has been providing transport temperature-control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers, truck bodies, buses, air, shipboard containers and railway cars since 1938. Francesco Incalza, president of Thermo King EMEA, discusses the critical need for expertise in organising the distribution and administration of the Covid-19 vaccine.
xperts estimate that 12–15 billion Covid-19 vaccines will need to be distributed globally to curb the spread of the virus. And the global distribution of the temperature-sensitive vaccine has proven to be a logistical challenge. Regardless of a vaccine’s required temperature, pharmaceutical companies must rely on partners that can offer the end-to-end solutions to ensure it arrives safely at inoculation sites – travelling across all modes of cold chain transport and storage set points along the way. The vaccines must be kept within the required temperature range throughout this entire
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For Covid-19 vaccine distribution, expertise in the cold chain is essential for success.
journey, or the result could be the loss of an entire load of high-value, life-saving medicine. Maintaining the cold chain requires precise temperature-control, tracking technology and redundancies for added protection. Each point in the cold
chain presents risk and it is vital to reduce that risk as much as possible. Expertise in the cold chain is key to successfully planning this distribution effort. And, as the industry moves into future phases of the plan, it needs to be prepared to make adjustments based on its learnings. There is a shared purpose to ensure that everyone can safely access these critical vaccines. Strengthening the cold chain through expertise, reliable end-to-end technology and key partnerships is one of the first steps to make it a reality. ●
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TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED SOLUTIONS FOR THE PHARMA COLD CHAIN
TK PharmaSolutions offers both transport and cold storage solutions to ensure vaccines reach their destination quickly and at the right temperature. Our road, air, ocean transport and temporary storage solutions can maintain temperatures from -70°C to +30°C.
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