' Freezer Farm ' Ready to Store More Than 1.6M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine at UArizona

Digital media& downloads'Freezer Farm' Ready to Store More Than 1.6M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine at UArizonaWith the first shipments of vaccine expected in mid-December, UArizona ' s ultracold storage facility could play an important role in the state ' s plan for vaccine distribution.
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The University of Arizona freezer farm has seven freezers that operate at minus 80 degrees Celsius and one that operates at minus 20 C. Additional freezers are coming.
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Director of News Content and Communications, University [e-mail]520-626-4386An ultracold storage facility capable of storing more than 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been completed at the University of Arizona.The so-called " freezer farm " includes eight storage freezers to accommodate the first vaccines expected to be available in the U.S. – the Pfizer vaccine, which the Food and Drug Administration ' s vaccine advisory panel recommended for Emergency Use Authorization on Dec. 10, and another candidate produced by Moderna. Seven of the freezers are ultracold freezers that operate at minus 80 degrees Celsius (minus 112 degrees Fahrenheit), and the other one can provide storage at minus 20 C (minus 4 F). Two addition...

Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ablue Source Type: research