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The nation’s first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were loaded onto semi-trucks and shipped out early Sunday morning. Three FedEx, UPS, and Boyle Transportation trucks pulled out of the parking lot of the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan to cheering crowds of local residents. Each rig was accompanied by an unmarked car. The 1.95 million doses are expected to arrive in all 50 states early Monday. 84,825 of these doses will be staying in Michigan. Each vial of the vaccine contains five doses, and 975 vials fit in each insulated box. 400 insulated boxes were loaded onto eac...

Credit Junfu Han / Detroit Free Press Three semi-trucks loaded with the nation's first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine rolled out of the parking lot of the Pfizer manufacturing plant early Sunday morning, met with cheering crowds of local residents who said they were proud of their hometown's contribution to science, and helping to bring the end to the coronavirus pandemic. The caravan of FedEx, UPS and Boyle Transportation trucks — led and tailed by unmarked police cars — pulled out of the parking lot about 8:25 a.m., headed to airports and distribution centers on a historic journey. Million...