3 ms·
There's a lot of truth in this, but one catch is that the "zillion pharmacies" aren't set up for -70C storage. Although delivering each of them a small box of v
by iguy 6y ago
There's a lot of truth in this, but one catch is that the "zillion pharmacies" aren't set up for -70C storage. Although delivering each of them a small box of vaccine to be injected that same day sounds like a problem for which we also have well-established solutions... they're just busy delivering hamburgers.
- WalterBright 6y agoDry ice is -78C and is routinely used for shipping. Amazon is good at shipping me my orders in one day, I doubt they'd have any problem shipping daily boxes of vaccines to every pharmacy in the country. I seriously do not see why the wheel has to be reinvented here.
- iguy 6y agoDry ice is indeed routine, but I think usually used to ship things which need to stay below -10C, not below -60C. So there has been some work in figuring out better shipping boxes, tracking devices, procedures for breaking down large shipments at the airport, etc. But the layer of guys driving trucks around town is of course the same.
- WalterBright 6y agoI'd just call up Jeff Bezos and let him figure it out. He's the best guy in the world at effective and efficient distribution.