- Vechain and similar platforms have helped to manage vaccine inventory, combat counterfeit products and improve collaboration between global health authorities.
- Researchers recommend integrating blockchain into national and global health infrastructures to enhance pandemic preparation.
With new peer-reviewed academic research, Vechain is highlighting its spotlight as one of many blockchain platforms that have played a role in improving the resilience of health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study, published in Healthcare in Healthcare Today, covered the responses primary healthcare offers during a crisis and the response to potential blockchain implementations to improve preparation for a pandemic response.
Vechain Bags is in the spotlight as a new Covid-19 research user
The authors of the study, which came from the institutions of Turkier in Canada, Canada and the UK, analyzed 1,885 articles on primary health care research conducted during the pandemic. Their bibliographic analysis was able to determine both the problems and technical tools that could be used to mitigate the same in future outbreaks.
Specifically, the paper states:
“Applications such as Hashlog, Vechain, the Public Health Blockchain Consortium (PHBC) platform and Hyperchain have been used for a variety of purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Use included tracking vaccine inventory in managing safe health data.
The authors emphasized that blockchain provides decentralized, transparent, secure and immutable storage of data. As mentioned in our previous stories, these features are becoming increasingly important when it is necessary to quickly share information in a reliable way.
When it comes to working with Covid-19, systems such as Vechain have proven their ability to improve the traceability of vaccine production and distribution. It also helped prevent counterfeit products and allow for more efficient collaboration between global health authorities.
According to Report“Fast access to accurate and reliable health data is essential” amid the pandemic. Therefore, blockchain use may provide real-time data to all parties, ensuring privacy is maintained between users. This is a factor that cannot be easily combined with traditional data systems.
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Previously, Vechain’s blockchain infrastructure was applied to healthcare, providing product reliability verification, cold chain logistics tracking, and data integrity. This ability has been found to be applicable to solving the disruption and bottlenecks of the international medical supply chain during the pandemic.
Researchers say such applications cannot be viewed as a response to a crisis. Instead, they propose to incorporate blockchain into national and global health systems, increasing preparation for a “future pandemic.” It is especially useful for vaccine administration, safe data sharing and misinformation.
It also seeks “nationally coordinated partnerships” between academia, industry and health authorities to expand the use of blockchain to provide secure communication and collaborate with research in the field. Additionally, they expect the World Health Organization to ideally be the head of this program.
