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On December 26, when the first tranche of COCOID-19 vaccines arrived in Romania by minibus, the authorities stated that ground transportation was chosen for safety reasons. Specifically, the carbon dioxide in which the vaccine is transported could have melted on the plane, turning into gas again and there would have been a risk of poisoning the pilots. Three days later, when the second tranche of vaccines arrived in Romania by air, the authorities returned with new clarifications.
Specifically, they state that “the land transport used for the first delivery of the vaccine was chosen after an analysis that took into account several parameters, including: the need for synchronized delivery in several Member States on a fixed date, limited number of boxes of thermal insulation for transport to a single place in the Member State, transport during the Christmas holidays. ”Furthermore, it is stated on the website dedicated to the vaccination campaign,“ thermal insulation boxes for transport are independent of the transport (air or land) and contain a built-in temperature control device. ”
- The mode of transport of the COVID-19 vaccines was chosen taking into account the need to comply with safety conditions. According to the manufacturer, this vaccine must be transported on carbonic ice. Carbon dioxide ice is made up of frozen carbon dioxide, which tends to revert to its gaseous form when heated. The gas formed could have spread to the closed space of the aircraft, if it had been chosen for air transport, and the lives of the pilots and crew on board would have been threatened by poisoning (which would have required ensuring special conditions). Therefore, road transport was preferred, wherever possible.
29.12.2020:
- The land transport used for the first delivery of the vaccine was chosen after an analysis that took into account several parameters, including: the need for synchronized delivery in several Member States on a fixed date, the limited number of thermal insulation boxes for the transport the only places in the Member State, transport during the Christmas holidays.
- We mention that weekly deliveries to Romania will be made by both air and land transport. Both modes of transport can be used because the thermal insulation boxes for transport have been qualified for both land and air transport.
- The special storage conditions of the Pfizer / BioNTechh vaccine at temperatures between -90 ° C and -60 ° C are ensured by the special transport devices: thermally insulated transport boxes, containing carbon dioxide ice.
- These thermal insulation transport boxes are independent of the mode of transport (air or land) and contain a built-in temperature control device. This temperature monitoring device constantly monitors the temperature during transport to ensure that the frozen vaccine has been maintained at the required temperature during transport.
