Input 2020.12.14 08:19
This is a message from the Washington Post (WP) about a vaccine transport operation that will be used for vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), which begins on the 14th (local time), targeting 330 million Americans.
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At a briefing on the 12th, Army Captain Gustaf Ferna, chief operating officer of the White House’s corona vaccine development program’Super-Speed Operation’, said, “D-day, when the US and allied forces engaged in the 1944 amphibious in Normandy, France, is a major It was a turning point. It was the beginning of the end of the war,” he said. “That’s where we stand today (in the war against Corona).”
Pfizer vaccine factories in Michigan and Wisconsin began packaging a total of 2.9 million vaccinations that were waiting in the early morning of the 12th. As soon as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lost approval for urgent use of the vaccine the night before, Pfizer as well as health officials and personnel were mobilized.
Then, while the remaining administrative procedures such as the CDC’s decision on vaccination recommendations were in progress, the two major U.S. logistics companies, FedEx and UPS, placed dedicated trailer trucks with aircraft and convoy vehicles on standby nearby. The planes and trucks loaded the vaccine on the morning of the 13th and departed for 636 logistics hubs in 50 weeks nationwide.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the vaccine contains five doses per vial. These 195 vials fit into a wide, square tray that looks like a pizza box. Put these 5 trays in a container and fill with dry ice. One container contains about 5000 doses.
Pfizer vaccines must be kept at -70 degrees Celsius for distribution and storage. The box containing the vaccine should not be opened more than twice a day to maintain a certain temperature. Once taken out at room temperature and inoculated within 6 hours, it should be discarded. Because of this extreme sensitivity, special containers and dry ice are used in the transportation process.
Each special container containing the vaccine has a satellite navigation system (GPS) and advanced sensor that detects the location and temperature in real time and transmits it to the headquarters of the logistics company. UPS made more than 10,000 kg of dry ice every day and decided to ship it to each place separately. The US CDC plans to ship the vaccine to 145 locations on the 14th, 425 locations on the 15th, and 66 locations on the 16th.
At major hospitals in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Houston, they prepared thousands to tens of thousands of sets of syringes, alcohol cotton, and disposable gloves needed for vaccination in advance, and were busy checking the condition of cryogenic storage under the observation of health officials. The Times said.
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Pfizer aims to supply 25 million doses to the United States by the end of this month, and Modena, which will receive FDA approval for urgent use of the vaccine after the 17th. This amount goes to 21 million essential medical staff and 3 million long-term residents of nursing homes who are the number one vaccination target.
From January of next year, essential personnel other than the medical field, that is, 87 million workers in essential industries such as government offices, schools, aviation, transportation, food, etc., will receive the vaccination as the second priority. It is a prospect. The US authorities have signed a contract with a total of six pharmaceutical companies to purchase vaccines for up to 3 billion doses.
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