Singapore firm uses blockchain to battle counterfeit COVID-19 jabs

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Singapore firm uses blockchain to battle counterfeit COVID-19 jabs
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This blockchain-powered platform is being used to track and verify COVID-19 vaccinations in a fight against counterfeit drugs.

Singaporean healthcare services provider Zuellig Pharma is using a blockchain-based network to track COVID-19 vaccinations to prevent practitioners from administering expired vaccines.

“Simply scan the QR code on the packaging to instantly verify if your product comes from an authorized distributor.” The SAP Blockchain executes operations as a Blockchain-as-a-Service , allowing its clients to develop customized blockchain extensions for their existing applications. According to SAP, 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches one of their systems.

"As the vaccines move through various handover points in the supply chain, the products' data points are loaded into eZTracker's secure blockchain ledger, and this ensures it can't be tampered with,” Laverick explained at the time.

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