HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) The first doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Texas.
MD Anderson Cancer Center was one of four sites in the state to receive 4,875 of the 19,500 doses of the vaccine sent out Monday morning. An additional 19 sites will receive 75,075 doses on Tuesday. They ve been preparing for quite some time to manage cold chain storage and they ve also undergone training for the reconstitution and preparation of the vaccine when it needs to be administered in the clinic, said MD Anderson Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Welela Tereffe.
These are the first images of the COVID-19 vaccine arrival in Houston, specifically at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Courtesy: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) The first doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Texas.
MD Anderson Cancer Center was one of four sites in the state to receive 4,875 of the 19,500 doses of the vaccine sent out Monday morning. An additional 19 sites will receive 75,075 doses on Tuesday. They ve been preparing for quite some time to manage cold chain storage and they ve also undergone training for the reconstitution and preparation of the vaccine when it needs to be administered in the clinic, said MD Anderson Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Welela Tereffe.
These are the first images of the COVID-19 vaccine arrival in Houston, specifically at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Courtesy: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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