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According to The Wall Street Journal, this is done so that vaccination can begin as soon as regulators approve the drug.
According to the publication, United Airlines, in cooperation with Pfizer, supplies the vaccine on charter flights. It is currently shipped to warehouses in the state of Michigan and Belgium. Flights to Wisconsin and Germany are planned later.
To supply the vaccine, the airline applied to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for permission to transport 6.8 tons of dry ice, five times more than allowed by law. It is necessary to maintain a low temperature in the aircraft to allow safe storage of the vaccine. The FAA has given the carrier the proper authorization.
Last week, the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the registration of a coronavirus vaccine.
An independent expert panel meeting on this issue is scheduled for December 10.
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