New York health care workers receiving coronavirus vaccinations
Hospitals across US to begin administering Pfizer vaccine; Laura Ingle reports.
Pfizer has tapped into technology to anticipate and deal with any shipping problems that might arise while distributing its COVID-19 vaccine.
The company came under scrutiny due to the incredible demands on maintaining its vaccine: the vaccine must be stored at temperatures of minus 70 degrees Celsius or below, and breaking the cold chain could render the vaccine useless.
To handle this issue – and others that might arise during transportation – Pfizer has specially designed temperature-controlled thermal shippers using dry ice to maintain that temperature.
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Additionally, the containers will utilize GPS-enabled thermal sensors with control towers to track the location and temperature of each vaccine shipment.
“These GPS-enabled devices will allow Pfizer to proactively prevent unwanted deviations and act before they happen,” Pfizer writes in its distribution fact-sheet.
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The cold containers can be reused for up to 30 days for storage, as long as dry ice is refilled every five days.
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