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Vials, Cold Storage, Staggered Doses: The Challenges Of Vaccine Distribution
By NPR
Consider This from NPR
19/11/20
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13m 52s
Distribution of the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be mere months away. But how that distribution will work remains a massive logistical puzzle that is still coming together piece by piece.
NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin
reports on how drug companies and the federal government are planning to ship and store
vaccines that must remain frozen,
some at temperatures that require special freezers.
NPR's Dina Temple-Raston
outlines the federal
government's $590 million plan
to avoid shortages of crucial vials and syringes.
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