United Airlines flies FIRST batches of Pfizer COVID vaccine into US in refrigerated cases to prep for mass distribution
United Airlines is beginning to fly the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination around the country ahead of a mass inoculation program expected to begin in late December, according to a report.
The airline has been granted special permission by the Federal Aviation Authority to fly increased quantities of dry ice, to keep the vaccine cold.
Pfizer's vaccine is reportedly being transported by United Airlines in readiness for distribution
United Airlines have been granted permission to fly an increased quantity of dry ice for cooling
Pfizer's vaccination must be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius.
The routes being flown were not specified by the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news.
The paper said that Pfizer, which has its global headquarters in New York City and has 10 other sites across the United States, plan to make use of refrigerated storage at their final-assembly centers in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Puurs, Belgium.
Pfizer will also make use of storage capacity at distribution sites in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and in Karlsruhe, Germany,
The 150-year-old company also plans dozens of cargo flights and hundreds of truck trips each day.