“THE NEED FOR SPEED’’ DEFIANCE’S ABOUT DELIVERIES OF COVID-19 VACCINES

Sihana Ahmeti Lika, Edita Alili Idrizi, Dorentina Bexheti, Lulzime Ballazhi, Arlinda Haxhiu Zajmi, Merita Dauti, Drita Yzeiri Havziu

Abstract

While many new vaccines have been distributed around the developing world, cold chain systems are struggling to effectively support national immunisation programmes in ensuring the availability of safe and powerful vaccines. Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is a quality system related to organization, supervision and distribution of medicines and medical devices under certain rules and regulations. This work aims to collect the data regarding the conservation conditions of the vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that are applied to the population of the Republic of North Macedonia. This narrative literature review included many published papers during the last two years, different reports and guidelines regarding the Good Distribution Practice of vaccines and the cold chain logistic. The pharmaceutical industry already possesses belong to other stages of distribution through hospitals or vaccination centers. This problem is more pronounced in developing countries and in economically weaker countries.

Pages: 156-160