COVID-19: Demand for low temperature transportation in vaccine transportation: UPS and FedEx
Los Angeles
December 23, 2020
Pfizer, a major US pharmaceutical company
German pharmaceutical venture Biontech
The US Open shipment of the new coronavirus vaccine, which was first approved in the United States, began on December 13.
Pfizer vaccine:
It must be stored at an ultra-low temperature of about minus 70 degrees Celsius.
Temperature control has become a major issue.
UPS and FedEx:
Therefore, it will be transported by US transportation giants UPS (UPS) and FedEx, which have a track record of low-temperature transportation of pharmaceuticals and fresh foods.
The US government has announced that vaccines for at least 100 million people will be shipped by March 2021.
Pfizer vaccine:
It is stored and transported in a small freezer filled with dry ice.
UPS:
We have set up a warehouse to produce about 544 kilograms (about 1,200 pounds) of dry ice per hour.
FedEx:
With newly developed labor saving. A lightweight sensor with Bluetooth that can control the temperature is attached to the container.
We have built a system to check transportation information at any time.
UPS and FedEx
Each,
Set up a large cold storage facility
When transferring from land to air transportation
We have a system in place to keep the temperature extremely low.
International Air Transport Association (IATA):
Twenty-five percent of the vaccines shipped suggest that proper temperature control may not be possible.
US Open Vaccine Transport:
The airline has begun shipping vaccines.
American Airlines:
First vaccine transport from Chicago to Miami.
United Cargo:
We rented a cold storage container made by DoKaSch in Germany and transported vaccines from Belgium to Chicago.
Delta Cargo:
Similarly, the transportation of vaccines has started.
IATA Announcement:
Pharmaceutical sales are expected to reach $ 1.43 trillion in 2022.
Of this, cold-transported pharmaceuticals account for $ 416 billion in sales.
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