Newfoundland and Labrador, one of 14 vaccine distribution sites across the country, will get 1,950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week.
They will be distributed from the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s, and more doses will come after that.
The 14 vaccine distribution sites across the country were named by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just an hour before the provincial COVID-19 briefing began.
Trudeau said up to 249,000 doses of the two-dose vaccine will launch a mass inoculation campaign, which is expected to take many months to complete.
Trudeau said these doses will be delivered by the company directly to 14 distribution centres now equipped with the necessary cold storage. This particular vaccine must be stored at –80 C, which will make the logistics of distribution “incredibly complex,” Trudeau said.
Furey explained yesterday that the province is taking part in a logistical dry run of distributing the vaccine.
Two thermal shipping containers, containing dry ice and not the vaccine, will arrive in Newfoundland and Labrador later this week.
The dry run, or so-called practice run, being run by the Public Health Agency of Canada, is aimed at ensuring that the vaccine can be delivered and then stored appropriately so doses are not wasted.
Story Courtesy of CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.