Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Factory Workers Know How to Speed Up Covid Shots

Manufacturers like Honeywell are using assembly-line techniques to give the vaccine rollout a boost.

February 12, 2021 at 8:20 PM UTC

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

At the core, the vaccination effort is one big assembly line — except for people rather than machines. — At the core, the vaccination effort is one big assembly line — except for people rather than machines.
Photographer: Go Nakamura/Bloomberg

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The pandemic has called attention to several underappreciated corners of the industrial world, most notably the importance of a good ventilation system and the value of super-cold freezers capable of storing and transporting Covid-19 vaccines. The next manufacturing process to have a pandemic moment? The assembly line.