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Drones are playing a critical role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic: delivering vaccines to communities that need them the most. Though most news coverage centered on vaccine inaccessibility has only discussed the sheer lack of availability in many countries due to production limitations or price points, very little …

Updated January 19, 2019 10:04:33 In war-torn parts of the world, the distant whine of a drone can signal death and destruction. Key points: One in five Vanuatu children don’t get all the vaccines they need Locals sometimes have to walk for days to receive medical necessities Australian company Swoop …

Posted December 19, 2018 22:06:51 Photo: Nurse Miriam Nampil vaccinates baby Joy Nowai to immunise her against tuberculosis and Hepatitis B. (Supplied: Unicef/Jason Chute) A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first child to be immunised using vaccines delivered by commercial drone to the inaccessible island where she lives …