Here's why a COVID-19 vaccine may not be enough

Professor Nada Sanders explains how monitoring the vaccine supply chain will prove as just as important as discovering a viable vaccine for Northeastern's COVID-19 Research and Analysis series.

June 19, 2020

This post previously appeared on News@Northeastern. It was written by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch.

“It's not going to be sufficient just to get a viable vaccine,” says Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management. A reliable supply of medical components such as vials and syringes to deliver the vaccine, she says, is just as necessary. And shortages of toilet paper earlier this year showed just how fragile our global supply chain is when it is under duress.