Increasing Urgency for Vaccine Supplies Drives Launch of New Vaccine Manufacturing Resources

Thomas, a provider of product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, today announced its new product category “Vaccine Cold Chain Logistics and Supply.”

Established in response to increased sourcing demands related to the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the new category identifies the top 1,200 North American manufacturing suppliers ready to provide the essential supplies needed for production and distribution of the vaccine.

In addition to its new product category launch, Thomas also announced the platform’s top sourcing trends related to these critical COVID-19 supplies. Thomasnet.com data shows vaccine-related trending sourcing data categories have increased massively year-over-year (YoY), quarter over quarter (QoQ), and month over month (MoM). Notable categories include:

Dry Ice
●    Up 1,138% YoY
●    Up 695% QoQ

Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers
●    Up 835% YoY
●    Up 571% QoQ

Syringes
●    Up 187% YoY
●    Up 182% QoQ
●    Up 403% MoM

Disposable Syringes
●    Up 61% YoY
●    Up 33% QoQ
●    Up 175% MoM

Pharmaceutical Packaging
●    Up 17% YoY
●    Up 123% QoQ

Medical Injection Molded Plastics
●    Up 133% YoY
●    Up 77% QoQ
●    Up 316% MoM

Pharmaceutical Processing Equipment
●    Up 63% YoY
●    Up 56% QoQ
●    Up 1,250% MoM

Laboratory Equipment & Supplies
●    Up 34% YoY

According to spokesmen, this new product category and industrial sourcing data release are just two components of Thomas’ ongoing COVID-19 Response to the global pandemic.

This includes the Thomas COVID-19 Resource Hub – providing real-time information, and updates to keep industrial business leaders up to date; new industrial sourcing filters on Thomasnet.com.

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