Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be aut.
Posted: Dec 11, 2020 6:19 AM
Posted By: CNN
Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the ready once they receive government clearance.
The delicate, mind-boggling logistics of distributing the vaccines will be crucial. The challenges of moving millions of doses over thousands of miles and under strict temperature specifications are enormous.
Here s what we know about how vaccines will be physically transported from drug manufacturers to medical facilities around the world.
The first 24 hours
Within 24 hours of an emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers and shippers are prepared to activate the delivery chain a complex system of warehouses, trucks, planes, and, ultimately, delivery to the site where shots are administered.
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With a Covid-19 vaccine on the horizon, you may be wondering when and how to fully return to the office. Hold your horses. Employees are likely to get vaccinated at different times, meaning it could be weeks to months from the first to last worker s getting a jab.
Health care workers and residents and staff of long-term-care facilities will likely be first in line. The goal is to fully vaccinate this group by the end of January; then, the elderly and essential workers anyone from cops and meatpacking workers to teachers and grocery store clerks by the end of March. That s according to Paul Ostrowski, the retired Army general who currently serves as the director of supply, production, and distribution for Operation Warp Speed.
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