The past two years will go down in history as one of the world-shaking pandemics. When the world was battling serious concerns such as unemployment, poverty, malnourishment, etc., the pandemic was an eye-opener for many international agencies.
Every country in the world could now recognize to put their differences aside till the time we collectively defeat this deadly disease. The immediate response of the biopharma industry across the globe had a great role in keeping the majority of the world alive.
The biopharma industry was required to develop drugs and therapeutics in a short span of time. The task seemed too difficult because the target patients were spread across the face of the earth. The first daunting task was to develop a vaccine, and once that was done, the next tough task was to make them available to everyone.
Once these pharma giants put all their resources into developing vaccines, it was just a matter of time before people started getting shots. The scientists had to genomically sequence the virus and conduct numerous trials and tests to confirm its safety.
Distribution
The initial resistance towards getting vaccinated from the populace became weaker since there was no other option. The question arose about making these vaccines available to everyone globally, including third-world nations. This task was to be done carefully by biopharma logistics as the vaccines had to be kept at specific temperatures. Millions of doses had to be made available globally.
This undertaking was done at an enormous scale, and it required vaccines to be transported from manufacturing labs to the transport areas and then had to be shipped. However, the problem was to ensure the consistency and quality of vaccines until they reached the final masses.
Since the vaccine had to be stored at a cold temperature at all times, the provision to ensure the required temperature consistency was a difficult task. A minor power outage or hiccup could render the entire batch of vaccines useless. Commendably, the logistics sector was up for the task and could gather all the required resources to make this happen.
NGOs and local governments at remote locations also had to play an active role in the safe delivery of the vaccines.
Partnerships
Fighting the pandemic globally is not an easy task, and therefore there was a dire need for every organization and every country to join hands to be effective. Cross-stakeholder partnerships clubbed with user experience from past outbreaks such as SARS played a huge role in the initial days. Even today biopharma industry is actively involved in constantly studying the mutations and sharing their data within their industry to keep everyone informed.
Final Thoughts
We are still battling with the virus since it keeps mutating constantly. However, one thing is pretty sure defeating this disease altogether would require combined efforts. The role of the biopharma industry in the pandemic has been very substantial. The industry experts were prompt at responding, and people across the globe still depend on their expertise and knowledge to make COVID-19 vanish completely.
