The FAA supports the first ‘mass air shipment’ of the Covid-19 vaccine

As a result of the historic historical momentum of vaccine development through the pace of Operation Operation and prudent logistics planning, the FAA is today endorsing the first batch of vaccines, the agency said in a statement on Friday.

The FAA said it set up the Covid-19 air transport team in October to ensure safe, fast and efficient transport of vaccines.

It says many vaccines are needed to transport dry ice and is working with manufacturers, aircraft and airports to provide guidance on how to safely transport large amounts of hazardous substances in air cargo.

Pfizer’s covid vaccine, for example, requires a large amount of dry ice to keep it at about minus 75 degrees Celsius.

“In addition to minimizing the security risks associated with the safe transport of vaccines, the FAA is ensuring the continuation of air cargo and giving priority to vaccine-carrying cargo flights and ensuring round-the-clock air traffic services to critical personnel of the country’s response. “Friday’s FAA statement reads.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention Centers ’advisers called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to decide who they vote for and who they recommend should be the first person to receive the coronavirus vaccine once it is authorized.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Vaccination Efforts The Food and Drug Administration wants to advise the public before making any decision, ACIP chairman Dr Jose Romero told CNN.

Pfizer has applied to the FDA for its vaccine to the EU and biotech company Moderna is expected to do so soon.

CNN’s Maggie Fox contributed to this report.