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$250,000 grant will fund ultra-cold-storage units to keep COVID-19 vaccines safe [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Dec. 18—Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived, health care facilities that distribute it need a way to keep it very, very cold. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine introduced in the U.S. earlier this week requires an ultra-chilly storage temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius, and a vaccine from Moderna, expected to receive Food and Drug Administration approval Friday, requires storage conditions of minus 20 degrees Celsius — more like a typical household freezer. UPMC Children’s Hosp...

Hospice center faces challenges during the pandemic Kern County's only locally founded non-profit hospice center has served the community for over two decades but this year they're working through some major changes as they shift some of their operations due to COVID-19. 23ABC's Kylie Walker explains how Hoffman Hospice in Southwest Bakersfield continues to help serve despite the setback. Posted at 9:11 AM, Dec 16, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-16 16:22:01-05 Kern County's only locally founded non-profit hospice center has served the community for over two decades but this year they're worki...