{"id":708,"date":"2021-01-27T05:34:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T05:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonita.co\/?p=708"},"modified":"2021-01-27T08:03:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:03:39","slug":"blockchain-iot-and-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonita.co\/?p=708","title":{"rendered":"Blockchain, IoT, and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"
To track Pfizer\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine<\/a> storage, the UK\u2019s National Health Service (NHS) is implementing an internet of things (IoT) solution built on Hedera Hashgraph<\/a>. This is one interesting way that IoT is working with blockchain to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine rollouts around the globe.<\/p> The majority of available COVID-19 vaccines require ultra-cold storage conditions. This poses a major obstacle for public and private health services around the globe. Pfizer\u2019s vaccine (co-developed with German biotech BioNTech<\/a>) must be stored between -80\u00b0C and -60\u00b0C initially, and between 2\u00b0C and 8\u00b0C just prior to being administered. If left outside those temperature windows, the vaccine must be thrown away.<\/p> Everyware<\/a>, a UK-based digital asset monitoring company, is using Hedera Hashgraph technology to manage data related to COVID-19 vaccine cold-storage. <\/p> Hashgraph is a public distributed ledger network with:<\/p> Everyware’s software can be programmed to continuously track multiple attributes of physical assets, including temperature. Hospitals will ensure that vaccines are kept at the proper temperature throughout the entire journey by leveraging Everyware’s asset management solution with Hedera Hashgraph acting as a secure, distributed trust layer.<\/p> To safely and transparently transport Pfizer\u2019s COVID-19, Everyware will provide several NHS facilities with this blockchain meets IoT software solution. Initially, this will be implemented ata select group of NHS facilities in the South Warwickshire region. There are plans for a wider future rollout.<\/p> Blockchain has also been used in Brazil to ensure that the distribution of vaccines is transparent and efficient. <\/a><\/p> Excited about this project? Do you want to talk with a real person about this and other interesting applications of blockchain? Book a free (seriously, free) video coffee chat with Cryptonita<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To track Pfizer\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine storage, the UK\u2019s National Health Service (NHS) is implementing an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,47,48,46,50],"class_list":["post-708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quick-take","tag-healthcare","tag-hedera","tag-iot","tag-pfizer","tag-vaccines"],"yoast_head":"\nTLDR_<\/strong><\/h4>
Hedera Hashgraph in a nutshell_<\/h4>
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