Environmental and economic aspects of improving the energy efficiency of the vaccine production life cycle

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The work is devoted to the analysis of the impact of energy efficiency improvements on the environmental and economic aspects of the vaccine production life cycle. In the context of the growing need for global vaccination and taking into account significant losses due to violations of the cold chain, the study focuses on reducing energy consumption and optimizing resource use. The analysis of costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impact on the cost of vaccines will determine the economic and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficient technologies, contributing to sustainable development and increasing the availability of vaccination.

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Ekaterina A. Yachnikova

Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

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Email: ekaterina.yachnikova@spcpu.ru

3rd year student Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University, Saint Petersburg

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Nataliya A. Sklyarova

Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: natalia.sklyarova@pharminnotech.com

Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor at the Industrial Ecology Department, Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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2. Fig. 1. The scheme of the vaccine production life cycle

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3. Fig. 2. СО2 emissions as a result of storage of 100 thousand doses of vaccines over 10 years, kg of СО2

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