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Initially, the vaccines had to be stored in ultra-low temperature freezers between -112 degrees and -76 degrees, according to the FDA.
“This alternative temperature for transportation and storage of the undiluted vials is significant and allows the vials to be transported and stored under more flexible conditions,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
“The alternative temperature for transportation and storage will help ease the burden of procuring ultra-low-cold storage equipment for vaccination sites, and should help to get vaccine to more sites.”
In order to vaccinate more vulnerable populations, the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) has begun distributing the vaccine to Santa Barbara’s diabetic community, specifically older Hispanic/Latino adults living with diabetes, according to Katie Haq, assistant director of marketing and communications at Sansum.