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Joern Schneemann thought he would be helping manage logistics for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this year. Then, the COVID-19 crisis intervened, pushing the event back to 2021. Instead, the head of Swiss logistics company Kuehne + Nagel’s European Expo & Events unit has been setting up vaccination centres in convention and sporting venues in Germany’s .
Logistics firms reap vaccine economy benefits as EU gears up for roll-out
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Joern Schneemann thought he would be helping manage logistics for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this year. Then, the COVID-19 crisis intervened, pushing the event back to 2021.
FILE PHOTO: A employee working for the Pharma and Healthcare Logistics department at Kuehne+Nagel Group checks a container capable to be conditioned to be used for the transport of COVID-19 vaccines, in Machelen, Belgium November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Instead, the head of Swiss logistics company Kuehne + Nagel’s European Expo & Events unit has been setting up vaccination centres in convention and sporting venues in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state, the nation’s most-populous with 18 million residents.
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