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This is in the same line as another article from 12 days ago: Drone Delivery Becomes a Reality in Remote Pacific Islands [0]<p>&gt; <i>The conditions in Vanuatu make vaccine distribution a tough challenge. Today, shipments are flown from the three major islands (which have cities and airports and such) to small rural islands in 9-seater planes. When a plane rolls to a stop on the grass airstrip, it’s met by someone from the local health clinic—but that’s assuming that one of the few trucks on the island is available and in working order.<p>The health worker picks up the vaccines, which are packed in ice, and hurries back to the clinic to stash the precious vials in a refrigerator—but that’s assuming the fridge and the clinic’s solar power system are working. Any breakdown is a serious problem, because spare parts can take weeks to arrive. And the whole operation is very expensive.</i><p>Vanuatu&#x27;s residents are looking into skipping the remote refrigerators and transporting vaccines by drone. An ideal solution seems to be a combination of both, giving flexibility in both transport and storage. How much do these weigh - could they be transported by drone easily?<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=17202831" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=17202831</a>