The first days of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine launch have seen unexpected issues including some vaccines stored in excessively cold temperatures and Pfizer reporting potential challenges in its vaccine production, US officials said. At least two trays of Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered in California needed to be replaced after storage …
Read More »How India is preparing for Covid-19 vaccination
Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that 29,000 cold chain points, 240 refrigerators, 70 freezers, 45,000 ice-lined refrigerators, 41,000 freezers and 300 solar refrigerators will be used for the storage of the Covid-19 vaccine. “All the necessary vaccination resources have been delivered to the states,” he added. To be sure, …
Read More »Hyderabad and Delhi Airports Ready for Covid-19 Vaccine Transport
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that a Covid vaccine could be ready in a few weeks, air cargo services at Delhi and Hyderabad airports are set to play a pivotal role in its distribution through sensitive next-generation distribution systems. to time and temperature. . Click here for full Covid-19 …
Read More »The urgency brought about by the COVID vaccine is a great opportunity for India to build all the cold storage that it has needed for a long time.
India needs to increase its cold storage facilities to accommodate the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine within the country. India’s shortfall in cold storage lasted until before the outbreak, when food supplies in excess of refrigeration capacity led to wastage. That’s why experts believe that increased cold storage will have …
Read More »The Optimal Storage Temperature for Pioneering Covid-19 Vaccines
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 5:27:30 pm The storage of a vaccine depends on the temperature at which it must be kept so that its potency remains intact. There are several vaccines for Covid-19 in the works. As some enter the final stages of …
Read More »Pfizer completes the trial of the Covid-19 vaccine with an efficacy of 95%, to request authorization for emergency use
By: Reuters | Updated: November 18, 2020 8:21:33 pm The drugmaker said the efficacy of the vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech SE, was consistent across age and ethnic demographics. Pfizer Inc said Wednesday that final results of the last stage of the trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show that …
Read More »Pfizer Covid Vaccine: Deployment Logistics, Likely Powers Speed Increases
Written by Prabha Raghavan, Anil Sasi | New Delhi | Updated: November 11, 2020 7:14:52 am Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE are the first drug manufacturers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. While Pfizer and BioNTech await sufficient safety data In late …
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