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Pellets to pallets to patients: delivering injection devices for COVID-19 vaccinations

BD has committed more than 800 million needles and syringes to date in support of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns globally – with discussions underway to provide millions more devices. But what happens next? How do these orders get into the hands of the health care workers who will be using them to deliver a vaccine? Getting an order placed is just the start of the process for a med-tech company like BD.