UK Faces Distribution Challenges With Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine

Regulator Issues Guidance As First Consignment Arrives From Belgium

 
• By Ian Schofield

New guidance from the UK regulator covers distribution and deployment of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, which will be complex because of the temperature storage requirements and the large packs in which the vaccine doses will be delivered.

Laboratory freezer for keep isolated pathogen in ultra low temperature.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine needs to be stored at ultra-low temperatures • Source: Shutterstock

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