Airlines prepare to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
CGTN Europe • 3m 15s
The world's airlines are stepping up efforts to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines as health regulators signal further approvals are likely in coming weeks.
Experts say it will take the equivalent of 8,000 jumbo jets to safely distribute billions of doses of vaccines to the world's population. Air freight companies are adjusting schedules to meet the growing demand, and some airlines are redeploying passenger aircraft to help add capacity to their cargo fleets.
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