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http://dx.doi.org/10.15722/jds.20.07.202207.57

Evaluation of Factors for Effective Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines  

RAJU, Totakura Bangar (School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)
CHAKRABARTI, Deepankar (Jaipuria Institute of Management)
DAS, Neenu (School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)
MATHUR, Ravi Prakash (Logistics and Supply chain management, Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd.)
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Journal of Distribution Science / v.20, no.7, 2022 , pp. 57-64 More about this Journal
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Purpose: The government of India has initiated the Covid-19 Vaccination drive from early January 2021. Vaccination is identified to be best option to protect the people across the globe. However, owing to fast wide spread of the Covid-19, the Vaccine Distribution is a major challenge owing various issues like temperature control, infrastructure, hesitancy, geographical diversity, and other critical factors. Various research is carried out globally to understand and study the Vaccine Distribution issues based on the respective country issues and factors. Research Design, Data, and Methodology: This research paper attempts to explore prominent factors that could be taken up on priority for better and effective vaccination program. The study tries to rank various factors and sub-factors affecting vaccine distribution in India. AHP methodology based on feedback from 22 experts from the Vaccine industry has been deployed to get the desired results. Result: The results show that factors vaccine approval process, geographical prioritization, power supply, infrastructure maintenance costs for vaccine storage, and vaccine pricing are the prominent factors of effective vaccination in the country. Conclusion: The role and need for district-level health officers towards vaccine storage has been brought forward. A long-term effective vaccination policy is needed for optimum vaccine distribution.
Keywords
Vaccine; Distribution; AHP; Covid-19; Delivery;
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