Many people think of vaccines as a task of going to a drug store or doctors office to get a quick poke in the arm and then they are sent on their way. What most people don't know is all the tedious steps that have to be taken in order to get that vaccine to the drug store or doctors office. The vaccine must be created, multiplied, packaged, and shipped all over the world.
As mentioned above, the first step of the process is easily the most difficult of them all. Vaccines are not just made "at the drop of a hat." They take years and years of research, practice, and perfecting. According to "Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker" and the New York Times, there are five different ways a vaccine can be made: Repurposed Vaccines, Inactivated or Attenuated Coronavirus Vaccines, Protein-Based Vaccines, Viral Vector Vaccines, and Genetic Vaccines. Each of these vaccines are made to attack the virus in a specific way and are being used to create a vaccine for the coronavirus. Because the process for creating a vaccine is long and tedious, it can be very expensive. That is why it is so important and necessary for large name companies and millionaires to invest money into the research. Many wealthy families are investing in potential coronavirus vaccine. But investing is not always a genius idea. Many times investors lose more money than gain, due to the low likelihood that the vaccine will past all trails and be successful.
However, there are some case where vaccines do make it out on the other side of trials and are ready to be mass produced and distributed to the majority of the world. But, this process is not as easy as it sounds. It involves many precautions and regulations to make sure that the vaccines are made correctly. Find a Vaccine. Next: Produce 300 Million Vials of It explains the thorough steps that must be taken to correctly make 300 million plus vials of the successful vaccine. It takes time to get enough vials, syringes, drugs, and other materials needed to create an order of vaccines this big. Because it is so costly to do so, there are only a few companies willing to do, making the length of time much longer. This requires a collaboration of the entire world to help each other get the most effective vaccine made and distributed to several countries. If many countries contribute to the process, the vaccine could be made quicker and would be better for humanity.
The last step in the coronavirus vaccine process is shipping it to thousands of places located all over the world. Much like numerous vaccines, the coronavirus vaccine must be kept at 80 degrees Celsius in order for the vaccine to work effectively when injected. This could cost millions of dollars itself. Ways of transportation like planes and trucks will need to be kept cold enough to hold the vaccine. According to How to ship a vaccine at 80 degrees Celsius- and other obstacles in the Covid Fight, FedEx improved their way of shipping vaccines by introducing a thermal blanket to keep the vaccines cold enough while transporting. The also have machine that can produce dry ice. Although it may seems possible to follow all of these correctly, many vaccines have done it and we hope that a coronavirus vaccine will be next. But, this will only be possible with the cooperation of other countries. Countries around the globe have to be wiling to put differences aside and share the vaccine will every country. This idea is simply very naive and nearly impossible. Powerful countries will not put the past behind them, after several of their own people have died to get them to where they are. So, though, this idea is morally correct, it is not plausible and unlikely to happen.
No comments:
Post a Comment