HealthTech January 28, 2021
RFID tags, Tiberius software and collaboration tools are among technologies supporting vaccine distribution.
The process of tracking, storing and distributing millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is a monumental undertaking, requiring an array of IT tools to coordinate and maintain fluid supply chains.
As healthcare providers grapple with the rapid and unprecedented mass development, distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines, they are turning to technologies such as RFID tags and 2D barcodes, which can encode vaccine identification information to help reduce errors and make vaccines traceable.
The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, which must be kept at subzero temperatures, creates an additional logistical feat for distribution. Temperature-controlled containers and connected devices for measurement, notification, tracking and insight are required, with each...