Associated Press
PORTAGE, Michigan The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approached the horrifying new milestone of 300,000.
The rollout of the Pfizer vaccine, the first to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, ushers in the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history one that health officials hope the American public will embrace, even as some have voiced initial skepticism or worry. Shots are expected to be given to health care workers and nursing home residents beginning today.
Quick transport is key for the vaccine, especially since this one must be stored at extremely low temperatures about 94 degrees below zero. Early Sunday, workers at Pfizer dressed in fluorescent yellow clothing, hard hats and gloves wasted no time as they packed vials into boxes. They scanned the packages and then placed them into freezer cases with dry ice. The
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