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Coronavirus vaccine transport contracts signed by Federal Government – PerthNow
A COVID-19 vaccine will be transported around Australia in -70C temperatures, as new details emerge on a plan to give Aussies the jab.
The COVID-19 vaccine will be trucked around Australia in super eskies with dry ice but there will be no shortcuts to getting Aussies the jab, the Health Minister warns.
The federal government has signed a distribution deal with DHL and Linfox to assist the rollout of more than 117 million vaccine doses.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said super eskies, purpose-built dry ice containers, would be used to transport the Pfizer vaccine at -70C.
The Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) is expected to green-light…
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