COVID-19: 8,000 jumbo jets needed to deliver vaccine doses globally

Shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world will be the shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world will be the “largest transport challenge ever”, according to the airline industry.

The equivalent of 8,000 Boeing 747s will be needed for shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has said.

There is no Covid-19 vaccine yet, but Iata is already working with airlines, airports, global health bodies and drug firms on a global airlift plan.

The distribution programme assumes only one dose per person is needed. 

About 140 vaccines are in early development, and around two dozen are now being tested on people in clinical trials.

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