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Great news, but I think the importance of the -80 degrees centigrade storage requirement is underestimated. Serbia, where I live, has ordered this vaccine. And
by salex89 6y ago
Great news, but I think the importance of the -80 degrees centigrade storage requirement is underestimated.
Serbia, where I live, has ordered this vaccine. And our medical system is far from world-class, but leaps and bounds from less developed countries, and I honestly think logistics here will not be able to match those requirements. I've seen tetanus vaccines just being kept in regular, commercial, refrigerators. There have been cases where they have been switched off because they were not on UPSs or not up to standards. Vehicles equipped for transport are an issue by itself.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoIn Uk I have recently recieved a vaccine, and it was in a commercial refrigirator. I don't know if they have a UPS, but it appears like a normal thing to do.
- grishka 6y ago> Vehicles equipped for transport are an issue by itself. What about putting it into liquid nitrogen?
- icegreentea2 6y agoThey could do that, but it's far more likely to be just dry ice. -80 being a class of freezers is a thing because that's what dry ice can provide. -80 transport often consists of good insulation and a good chunk of dry ice instead of active measures.
- salex89 6y agoI'm not sure it can be used, since it is much colder than -80. I actually hope it can be, because there is quite a few liquid nitrogen facilities, usually near big medical facilities. Dry ice, quite rare. I've seen some for special effects, but declared at a higher temperature than -80.
- _Microft 6y agoGermany is planning to establish centers for vaccination exactly to avoid problems with the continous cold chain. (People travel without issue at ambient temperature. They even prefer that to other temperatures;) I would assume that other nations will adopt similiar solutions for vaccines that have ultra-cold storage requirements.