Yesterday Moderna and IBM said they plan to explore using blockchain, AI, and other technologies for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
The pharmaceutical company is planning a blockchain pilot to provide vaccine traceability so that government and healthcare providers can see the current status of specific vaccine batches as they go through the supply chain from the manufacturer to the destination.
One of IBM’s in-house enterprise blockchain offerings is IBM Food Trust which provides similar results in a different sector. IBM also previously participated in an FDA pharmaceutical pilot and launched a blockchain consortium, the Pharmaceutical Utility Network (PhUN), with Walmart, Merck, and KPMG.
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