23-Feb-2021 4:21 AM Direct News Source ICAO and WCO issue joint calls on vaccine supply chain priorities, new customs and security guidelines ICAO and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have published a joint statement calling on governments to demonstrate maximum flexibility with respect to border clearance and air transport supply chain operations essential to the effective distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related medical supplies. In a separate but related development, the two agencies have also developed new guidelines to help countries achieve better alignment of their customs and security procedures. Signed by ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu and WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, the joint statement on vaccines urges the rapid establishment of the infrastructure needed to support end-to-end vaccine storage and logistics for public supplies.