COVID-19 vaccination: supply and logistics guidance: interim guidance, 12 February 2021

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for countries to:

• develop and strengthen supply chain strategies to receive, store, distribute and manage COVID-19 vaccines and their ancillary products;
• distribute COVID-19 vaccines from port of entry up to the most remote vaccination sites;
• ensure the quality, efficacy, proper tracking, reporting of vaccine utilization and safety of COVID-19 vaccines throughout the supply chain;
• assess, design and implement appropriate waste management mechanisms to safely treat and dispose waste while protecting the environment and populations;
• strengthen appropriate cold chain and logistics requirements, including reverse logistics; and
• provide tools to support country readiness activities.