covid-19 vaccine

The Biden administration will drop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate at U.S. borders on Friday.

Donation platform GoFundMe shut down the Freedom Convoy fundraiser after consulting with police and reports of violence

Extra safety precautions, for cargo and crew, are needed when vaccines need ultra-cold transport by air. The FAA wants to fine-tune its safety guidance.

Here’s what it looked like in the middle of the “Freedom Convoy” protest In Canada.

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OSHA extends compliance deadlines for its vaccination mandate to Jan. 10 and Feb. 9 as ATA takes the fight to the Supreme Court.

The unit plans to add facilities in the Netherlands, Germany and Mira Loma, California.

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COVID-19 Pandemic drops 2020 household spending on transportation by nearly 14%

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. has fallen substantially since a peak in early May. Now, boosters for older patients and a forthcoming requirement that large employers vaccinate or test workers could cause demand to rebound.

A FreightWaves poll found that 65% of 1,120 truckers who responded have been vaccined but nearly 73% of the holdouts would quit if forced to “get the jab.”

International transport rules for dangerous goods could have hindered the vaccine rollout by airlines without swift action by the air cargo sector.

UPS is partnering with companies like Zipline to take advantage
of drone technology to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines.

Health care distributors ramped up distribution of PPE and vaccines during the pandemic but normal health care usage fell.

How would intellectual property waivers affect the vaccine supply chain? Supporters say sharing IP will boost production. Others say a lack of workers, production facilities and supplies means sharing IP won’t help.

A giant Russian cargo jet was utilized to bring a special piece of machinery for bottling vaccines from Germany to a new manufacturing plant in the U.S. The equipment could help with the global effort to distribute COVID vaccines.

The air cargo industry quickly pulled together to deliver critical COVID vaccines and PPE last year. The same type of teamwork can be applied to other social needs, such as the environment and diversity, air cargo leaders say.

On the new FreightWaves show Medically Necessary, host Matt Blois takes you inside the health care supply chain and the work necessary to keep medical supplies moving.

Drug manufacturers are trying to massively scale up production, which will require companies to share information and governments to make financial investments.

The pandemic slashed ride volumes for medical transportation providers that brought patients to appointments. Now, some want to bring drugs and supplies to patients.