Ghana became the first country to deliver Covid-19 vaccines by drone through a partnership with Zipline, an on-demand drone delivery service. CEO and co-founder of Zipline, Keller Rinaudo stated, “We are proud to be part of this significant milestone in Ghana where our drone logistics network is able to provide on-demand, last-mile delivery of COVID-19 vaccine at scale across the country.”

The supply chain was already fractured before Covid-19 – but the pandemic that has been plaguing the globe for over a year made it worse. At the start of the pandemic grocery stores could not stock their shelves fast enough which created a shortage of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and food. One year later – shelves are stocked, but vaccine distribution is creating challenges for the industry causing disruption to vaccine deliveries.

The United States Department of Transportation recently issued two new rules regarding drones, aimed at keeping the public safe. The Federal Aviation Administration released a press release on December 28^th  that outlined the newest rules regarding Unmanned Aircraft (UA) or drones.