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By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Many people in the U.S. are making decisions about whether or not they should get the COVID-19 vaccine, but there are many parts of the world that are not able to make that choice yet.
The approval of the COVID-19 vaccine has triggered a staggeringly complex chain of events. For successful administration of the vaccine, these events must occur in perfect lockstep using a global supply chain that needs to reach even the planet's most remote areas.
Remember, this is the same supply chain that left parts of the world in desperate need of things like disposable gloves and protective equipment.
The scale and magnitude of what we're talking about doing is just unparalleled and as many of us have learned here in the U.S., the key to overcoming complexity is planning, and planning early.
There are important reasons to get this vaccine out to the world, the most important being humanitarian reasons. But as this pandemic has taught many of us, we are all tied together on this planet, and whether we choose to accept it or not, what is good for the most vulnerable is good for the most powerful.
