But transporting and storing the vaccine in care homes poses logistical challenges because it must be stored and transported at -70C. The UK has ordered 40million doses of Pfizer's vaccine in total, with 10 million due by the end of 2020 and the rest next year. A lorry leaves Pfizer's manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium, this morning after the American firm's Covid-19 vaccine was approved in the UK. The first delivery of 800,000 doses of Pfizer's vaccine is expected next week. The UK has secured 40million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, with 10million due in the UK by the end of the year.

Source: The Nation December 02, 2020 14:19 UTC