Mark Puleo
AccuWeather.com
The first Americans will receive the coronavirus vaccine this week. As AccuWeather s Lincoln Riddle reports, the vaccine has to be kept at temperatures that rival the arctic.
After waiting months and months for the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine, initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine were loaded up and sent out in delivery trucks over the weekend. But 2020 s latest hurdle is threatening to delay some of those vaccine doses from reaching parts of the United States most populated areas in the Northeast.
AccuWeather forecasters have been warning of a huge snowstorm, the largest in years, that will be coming together and is expected to unload up to a foot or more of wintry precipitation across the eastern U.S. In addition, parts of the Interstate 95 corridor could be slammed with snow, ice, high winds and even blizzard conditions, which could snarl travel and lead to power outages.
How might a Nor easter and other winter storms impact delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine?
Officials at FedEx said the shipping company is not anticipating any major or widespread weather-related delays despite the gathering storm. Author: Mark Puleo (AccuWeather) Updated: 1:56 PM EST December 16, 2020
After waiting months and months for the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine, initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine were loaded up and sent out in delivery trucks over the weekend. But 2020 s latest hurdle is threatening to delay some of those vaccine doses from reaching parts of the United States most populated areas in the Northeast.
AccuWeather forecasters have been warning of a huge snowstorm, the largest in years, that will be coming together and is expected to unload up to a foot or more of wintry precipitation across the eastern U.S. In addition, parts of the Interstate 95 corridor could be slammed with snow, ice, high winds and even blizzard
The first Americans will receive the coronavirus vaccine this week. As AccuWeather s Lincoln Riddle reports, the vaccine has to be kept at temperatures that rival the arctic.
After waiting months and months for the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine, initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine were loaded up and sent out in delivery trucks over the weekend. But 2020 s latest hurdle is threatening to delay some of those vaccine doses from reaching parts of the United States most populated areas in the Northeast.
AccuWeather forecasters have been warning of a huge snowstorm, the largest in years, that will be coming together and is expected to unload up to a foot or more of wintry precipitation across the eastern U.S. In addition, parts of the Interstate 95 corridor could be slammed with snow, ice, high winds and even blizzard conditions, which could snarl travel and lead to power outages.