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The first batch of 3 million doses of the coronavac vaccine brought from China to Turkey, the analysis will be distributed to the provinces with the specially designed air-conditioned car belonging to the Ministry of Health if the results are positive.
In the Vaccine and Medicines Depot of the General Directorate of Public Health, the firigophilic vehicles with air conditioning of the Ministry of Health are kept ready, which will distribute the CoronaVac vaccines produced by the Sinovac company to the provinces.
Directorate General of Public Health, Department of Vaccine Preventable Diseases Tarkan Mustafa Yamanoğlu told reporters that they took all necessary measures for the safe storage and distribution of the vaccines.
Providing information on how to distribute vaccines to the provinces, Yamanoğlu said: “The temperature of our vehicles can be adjusted between minus 20 and plus 20 degrees. The temperature can be remotely monitored and continuously recorded. Vehicles do not go with a alone while distributing vaccines. Route and route planning is done. situation, although in general we have a volume of vaccines and routes vary according to destination. This route from Ankara with the car reaches the most remote corners of Turkey “. I speak.
Yamanoğlu explained that after the vaccines are delivered to the provinces, they will be protected in cold stores and distributed to all points of the cities with smaller vehicles.
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Recalling that the mRNA vaccine that is planned to be purchased must be kept at lower temperatures, Yamanoğlu said: “During transport at very low temperatures, the structure of the package is essentially important more than the cooling of the vehicle. In general, dry ice used in transportation below minus 20. Dry ice is placed in the packages and the temperature is monitored from the outside. Transportation is taking place. This is done for many materials at this time. used the expressions.
Noting that the basic rule in logistics and transportation is to manage risks well, Yamanoğlu continued as follows:
We have a lot of experience in this regard. What we will do in the event of a vehicle breakdown, our air conditioning breakdown management process is obvious. We are prepared for different scenarios, even considering situations like staff are sick and cannot continue. We already have enough vehicles in the provinces. We also have spare vehicles. If a vehicle is needed, we can remove it from the closest point or we can transport small vehicles in the provinces in a short time like 2 hours and move them without the vaccines deteriorating.
The General Directorate of Public Health of the Central Warehouse of Vaccines and Medicines, Mustafa Topcu, also expressed that the distribution of the vaccine according to the number determined for the provinces, “The vaccines, according to the figures provided to the provinces, must be transmitted in 10 units throughout Turkey at the same time to be shipped, as soon as 81 will be delivered to the province warehouse. ” shared his knowledge.
