Roll-out schedule for crew members Cov-19 vaccination

[Bertie Doe]

Most crew members hail from the Philippines or India. Looking at vaccination schedules it's unlikely that all Philippine crew members will be jabbed in 2021 :-

 

https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/timeline-philippines-2021-covid-19-vaccination-plan

 

India in contrast, believes it can complete schedule by July 2021 :-

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/india-prepares-for-covid-vaccine-roll-out-from-saturday

 

With new global players producing new vaccines, I wonder if any of these will be available to cruise lines at a price? They will also have to consider whether these new vaccines will be acceptable by landing Ports?