Air hall deal between Dubai and India to spice up vaccine distribution

Dubai Airports and the operator of Hyderabad airport, GMR Hyderabad, have agreed a logistics deal for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to deal with as much as 300 tonnes of vaccines per day, the businesses mentioned on Monday.

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The vaccine hall between Dubai and Hyderabad connects main vaccine producers in India with markets around the globe by the Dubai International Airport cargo hub.

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“A major surge in demand for the efficient, safe and reliable global distribution of high volumes of COVID-19 vaccines is expected in the coming months,” mentioned Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.

“We wanted to be ready to respond to and accommodate that demand.”

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Hyderabad is the world’s rising vaccine capital, with 5 main vaccine producers within the neighborhood.

India, which has the second-highest variety of coronavirus infections on this planet, on Sunday accredited two coronavirus vaccines for emergency use –- one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, the opposite by native firm Bharat Biotech.

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Last Update: Monday, 04 January 2021 KSA 15:38 – GMT 12:38