Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: logistical challenges of Covid-19 vaccinesFilling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate are pictured in September 2020 in Anagni Italy. Thermal shipping containers will each be filled with dry ice and 975 vials of the vaccine which each contain five doses, for a total of 4,875 doses. But the vaccine would not be suitable for distribution at doctors' offices or pharmacies, which are too small, she warned. The vaccines can remain in their boxes for two weeks meaning hospitals will not need a special freezer. The European Union meanwhile has ordered 200 million, Japan 120 million, Britain 30 million and Canada 20 million.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2020 02:03 UTC