As various drug companies and health experts scramble for a vaccine for coronavirus, International Air Transport Association (IATA), is planning necessary logistics, claiming that as many as 8,000 jumbo jets, similar to Boeing 747s, will be required to transport the vaccine globally.
IATA is coordinating with airports, airlines, global health bodies, and drug companies to streamline the distribution process of the Covid-19 vaccine — when there is one. The programme assumes one solitary dose per person.
IATA’s chief executive Alexandre de Junia called the delivery of the vaccine the mission of the century for the world’s air cargo industry reiterating the need for careful advance planning. “And the time for that is now,” he told the BBC.
