Is it possible to transport vaccines for COVID-19 by rail?

Container train in Ukraine, source: Ukrainian Railway

Although Europe is making no move to buy Chinese vaccines, cooperation between China and Europe in the fight against the pandemic is inevitable, so are the large cross-border shipments of vaccines. However, while discussing the progress of vaccine research, the more important challenge has been overlooked: how to transport and distribute the vaccine around the world? This was noted by Kenneth Frazier, CEO of Merck, in an interview at Bloomberg News.

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Author: Nikos Papatolios

Nikos Papatolios is the Editorial Coordinator of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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