Nebraska at center of COVID vaccine syringe distribution
Nebraska at center of COVID vaccine syringe distribution
and last updated 2021-03-10 19:18:43-05
LINCOLN, Neb. â Becton Dickinson (BD) has led in needle and syringe production all across the world for years. Now, they re putting all their efforts into COVID-19 syringes, even expanding production to meet the needs of the mass vaccination effort.
BD has four locations in Nebraska and has been doing business in the state for about 70 years. We normally make seven billion syringes a year, we re going to make an extra billion this year to specifically deliver the COVID vaccine, BD CEO Thomas Polen said at Governor Ricketts news conference Wednesday.
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Medical experts across Nebraska say they agree with the state and Governor Ricketts' decision to exclude those with health conditions from immediate prioritization for the COVID-19 vaccines.