Moderna, IBM to collaborate on COVID vaccine supply, distribution data sharing
Moderna (MRNA) and IBM (IBM) announced their intentions to explore technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and hybrid cloud, that "could help support smarter COVID-19 vaccine management." The companies said: "Central to the effort will be a pilot of open, standardized, technology-enabled vaccine distribution approaches aimed to improve supply chain visibility and foster near real-time tracking of vaccine administration. The aim is to identify ways technology can be used to help accelerate secure, information sharing between governments, healthcare providers, life science organizations and individuals. In so doing, Moderna and IBM seek to improve confidence in vaccine programs and increase rates of vaccination, thereby reducing community spread