Pfizer site in Puurs, Belgium, makes vaccine doses destined for the UK
Up to 1,000 doses at a time are placed into special freezer boxes
The boxes keep the vaccine at -70C for 10 days
Outer carton
Rechargeable dry ice
Insulation
Inner carton
Vaccine vials
Boxes are flown or ferried to the UK then sent to hubs and vaccination centres
Thermo-sensors and GPS trackers relay temperature and location data. At any point, the boxes can be recharged with dry ice
Delivered vaccines can be stored in medical fridges for up to five days at 2-8C
Vials go to eight mass vaccination sites, 50 hospitals, and more than 1,500 GP immunisation centres in England alone
Patients receive two doses of the vaccine, 21 days apart
Pfizer site in Puurs, Belgium, makes vaccine doses destined for the UK
Up to 1,000 doses at a time are placed into special freezer boxes
The boxes keep the vaccine at -70C for 10 days
Boxes are flown or ferried to the UK then sent to hubs and vaccination centres
Outer carton
Rechargeable dry ice
Insulation
Inner carton
Vaccine vials
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Patients receive two doses of the vaccine, 21 days apart
Vials go to eight mass vaccination sites, 50 hospitals, and more than 1,500 GP immunisation centres in England alone
Delivered vaccines can be stored in medical fridges for up to five days at 2-8C
Thermo-sensors and GPS trackers relay temperature and location data. At any point, the boxes can be recharged with dry ice