The Gates Foundation’s global delivery program is readying to ramp up production of the Arktek by the Chinese company that makes it, if needed for COVID-19 vaccines, Global Health Labs says
The Arkteks are expensive—about $2000 each—but they’re reusable and can keep vaccines and dry ice or alcohol or salt-based cold packs chilled for much longer than an insulated box, Lieberman notes. “I see the Arktek being valuable anywhere where you want the vaccines to stay cold for days or weeks without a freezer,” Lieberman says. The Gates Foundation’s global delivery program is readying to ramp up production of the Arktek by the Chinese company that makes it, if needed for COVID-19 vaccines, Global Health Labs says.