Global COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chains and Cold-Chain Logistics (2019–2022)

1. WHO notified of pneumonia cases in Wuhan

   Dec 31, 2019Labels: WHO, Wuhan

   • CDC Museum

2. WHO characterizes COVID-19 as a pandemic

   Mar 11, 2020Labels: WHO, COVID-19 pandemic

   • WHO Speech

3. ACT-Accelerator launched to speed COVID-19 tools

   Apr 24, 2020Labels: ACT-Accelerator, global-health partners

   • WHO ACT A
   • CEPI Release

4. Operation Warp Speed announced in the United States

   May 15, 2020Labels: Operation Warp, United States

   • DoD Release

5. COVAX AMC launches; AstraZeneca signs with COVAX

   Jun 4, 2020Labels: COVAX AMC, AstraZeneca

   • Gavi Timeline

6. UK begins first national vaccinations with Pfizer-BioNTech

   Dec 8, 2020Labels: Pfizer-BioNTech, United Kingdom

   • NHS England

7. UNICEF launches global COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard

   Dec 21, 2020Labels: UNICEF, COVAX

   • UNICEF Release

8. WHO grants emergency listing to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

   Dec 31, 2020Labels: WHO, Pfizer-BioNTech

   • WHO EUL

9. Pfizer describes ultra-cold requirements and thermal shippers

   Feb 19, 2021Labels: Pfizer, thermal shippers

   • Pfizer Release

10. First COVAX-distributed vaccine shipment arrives in Ghana

    Feb 24, 2021Labels: COVAX, Ghana

    • UNICEF Ghana

11. WHO lists Moderna vaccine for emergency use

    Apr 30, 2021Labels: WHO, Moderna

    • WHO Moderna

12. COVAX delivers its billionth dose via shipment to Rwanda

    Jan 15, 2022Labels: COVAX, Rwanda

    • WHO COVAX
    • UNICEF Supply