Hope Consortium will use blockchain technology to store and supply temperature-sensitive Covid-19 vaccines

Hope Consortium will use blockchain technology to store and supply temperature-sensitive Covid-19 vaccines

The Hope Consortium, an Abu Dhabi-based global logistics collective, will use blockchain technology to keep tabs on the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive Covid-19 vaccines around the world, a virtual conference was told on Monday.

Blockchain – a public electronic ledger to create an unchangeable record of transactions – will help to overcome logistical hurdles that can pose a significant risk to the safe and speedy distribution of vaccines.

The digital record is time-stamped, allowing vaccine producers and delivery managers to control the logistical process.

It gives confidence to doctors that the vaccines they receive have been maintained at the right temperature throughout the