Could coronavirus vaccine be DELAYED by supply chain snafu?

Experts are saying that it could come by the end of this year… and get to most Americans by next year.

And we’re praying that it could help our lives RETURN to normal.

But with as much hope as we have in a coronavirus vaccine… we can’t put all our eggs in that basket.

On a “regular” timeline, vaccine development takes 10 to 15 years.

And while it’s very possible that the feds could fast-track one or more vaccination approvals to help protect us against COVID-19…

And at lightning speed…

There’s more to the story than what’s in the shot. A LOT more.

So, don’t get ready to roll up your sleeve just yet. There are a few more hurdles they’ve got to clear first.

Here’s why the vaccine might not come as quickly as they claim.

The race is on

A number of clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate potential vaccines against COVID-19.

But even if scientists find something that’s effective AND safe… the “holy grail” in the world of vaccinations…

That doesn’t mean that it can reach Americans QUICKLY and EFFICIENTLY.

Especially not when DEFEATING the virus… that is, creating “herd immunity”… could require 11 billion individual vaccine doses.

In a memo to the White House, a whistleblower complained all the way back in February that “We may find ourselves in a situation where we have enough vaccine but no way to deliver all of it.”

Now, 6 months later… that scenario may no longer be entirely hypothetical.

Just last month, The Washington Post reported on a shortage of the specialized glass vials that would need to be used to deliver the vaccine.

See, many of our medical supplies come from overseas…

And we’ve seen how that supply chain has been DISRUPTED during this pandemic when it comes to PPE… ventilators… testing… and even generic drugs and their ingredients.

So now the global nonprofit Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is investing MILLIONS of dollars in upgrades at domestic manufacturers.

And some concessions are being made for the sake of EXPEDITING this process.

For instance, instead of medical-grade glass… some vials will be durable plastic.

That’s not all…

Citing an “unusual and compelling urgency ,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has contracted a young American company to supply a type of syringe injector…

One that ISN’T approved yet.

Its maker doesn’t even have a factory to make it in yet. And we don’t yet know if it will be compatible with whichever vaccine (or vaccines) actually get greenlit.

Other contracts for syringes are with small companies that are as of yet untested at this massive scale.

Unfortunately, the coronavirus vaccine challenges don’t end with mass production.

Once a vaccine is approved… those vials have got to be filled with it… and filled vials have to be kept refrigerated as they’re distributed to local communities by land or air.

Even when we’re able to get the shot… there’s no guarantee it’ll work.

For now, don’t rely on a vaccine that you might be able to get SOMEDAY.

Do what you can now to shore up your immune defenses… and remain STRONG in this time of adversity.

To the facts about the coronavirus vax,

Melissa Young