Some 40 million doses Corona virus The vaccine Already being built. Once approved by the Food and Drug Administration, they will begin shipping.
“One of the biggest challenges we’ve seen is the public health delivery effort,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
Try complicated, this Pfizer vaccine Must be kept on -94 degrees Fahrenheit And sent in a batch of about 1000 doses packed in a special container cooled by dry ice.
“Each box has a monitor that goes with it, so we’ll monitor not only the temperature but also where the shipment is going,” said Mike Mercury, CEO of DHL Express America.
D.H.L. Will handle the international shipment of vaccines, which will be moved from the factory to the airport under guard.
“No one wants to fail,” Para said. “Everyone knows that this vaccine is basically a source of life.”
D.H.L. CBS The news showed its operation at Miami International Airport where the vaccine shipment would be temporarily stored in a freezer and loaded onto planes and placed on top with dry ice before being sent to South America. After landing, the vaccines will be placed on trucks and distributed.
US airlines will also play a key role. The first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine was flown by United Airlines last week. Of modernity The vaccine Moving will be much easier as it does not need to be stored at such a low temperature. Companies like FedEx will be part of an effort to quickly deliver vials from central shipping hubs to cities and states.
“Without such a hitch, it would be hard to imagine that potentially anticipated issues would arise when giving multiple vaccine doses across the country,” says Adalja.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is holding a meeting on Tuesday to vote on a guideline on who will get the first shot in hand, but early Pfizer shipments of vaccines are likely to lead to larger hospitals and larger clinics that have the potential to hold them. Dosage for cold and cold patients at 1000 doses per patient. Once there is enough vaccine supply it will expand.
.
