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In preparation for Pfizer / BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to be licensed for circulation the following week, American companies are racing against time to prepare for storage and distribution conditions, especially when this vaccine must be kept at minus 70 Celsius degrees.
Mobilizing huge resources
According to AFP, the maker of the So-Low super fridge announced that the number of orders increased considerably since the end of September, as its fridge can reach minus 84 degrees Celsius. minus 30 degrees Celsius has also risen significantly, said to be in preparation for the Moderna vaccine, which requires only minus 20 degrees Celsius, said Danny Hansler, So-Low’s director of sales. Company employees are working overtime 5 days a week, plus Saturdays to wait for progress.
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On the other hand, companies that are not directly involved in the production, storage and transport of vaccines also participate in the process. Meat packer and producer Smithfield said he is inspecting the company’s cold storage and is ready to help the health department store and distribute vaccines if necessary. Meanwhile, General Motors said it is communicating with government agencies and health officials to coordinate the distribution of vaccines.
“Light at the end of the tunnel”
Meanwhile, mass vaccination officially began yesterday in the Russian capital Moscow. Subjects to be vaccinated are doctors, medical personnel, teachers, and social workers between the ages of 18 and 60. People with underlying medical conditions, pregnant women, or people with breathing problems in the past 2 weeks are not vaccinated. The Sputnik V vaccine, authorized by the Russian health authority in August, is believed to be 95% effective and has no serious side effects.
Covid-19 is very widespread As of last night 5.12, around 66 million people around the world were infected with Covid-19, of which more than 1.5 million died. The United States recorded a record number of infections for the second day in a row on April 4 (225,000 cases), while the epidemic is also accelerating in the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. Governments are taking the precaution of the year-end holidays to limit the spread of disease in the context of vaccine shortages, at least until 2021. |
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