Zuellig Pharma uses blockchain technology to capture, track and trace multiple data points for products like Covid-19 vaccines to improve supply chain transparency.Zuellig Pharma, a Singapore-headquartered medical services company, has launched a blockchain-based tracking system that can prevent accidents like those involving the use of expired Coid-19 vaccines.
“For products registered with eZTracker and depending on the needs of our pharma principals, patients can scan the 2D data matrix on the product packaging to verify key product information like expiry date, temperature, and provenance through its app powered by blockchain,” said Daniel Laverick, vice-president and head of digital and data solutions at Zuellig.On January 12, a private clinic in Hong Kong injected 36 people with expired Covid-19 vaccines .
For this to be effective, it requires a collaborative effort from government authorities, health care practitioners and patients to adopt the habit of verifying their products before administration, he said. Hong Kong is the midst of a fifth wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, with the city recording hundreds of cases over the past few days. A government pandemic adviser has warned the escalating cases could take two to three months to slow.