As the transportation of the new coronavirus vaccine to the inoculation facility is an issue, the company that operates motorcycle courier in Tokyo is considering whether it can handle the transportation of the vaccine when requested by the local government.
Regarding the transportation of vaccines, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare allows the transportation time to be within 3 hours in principle and then outsources it to a carrier, and some local governments are planning to transport it by motorcycle or truck. is.
Under these circumstances, the company that operates motorcycle courier in Tokyo received a call from two local governments in Tokyo for consultation on the transportation of vaccines in February.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare stores the vaccines of Pfizer, a major American pharmaceutical company, at around minus 75 degrees Celsius in a dedicated freezer at medical institutions, and transports them to clinics that inoculate in a refrigerated state of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius as needed. We are asking local governments to do so.
In this company, when there is an actual request from the local government, we put a cold pack in a cold box surrounded by heat insulating material and respond, and in order to keep it refrigerated at 2 to 8 degrees, we put it in a special cold box. We are considering using a thermometer to check the temperature with a smartphone, and using styrofoam or a rubber shock absorber to handle shocks.
However, I would like you to provide specific guidelines for transportation in a more appropriate way.
Mr. Zenjiro Kido, the person in charge of "Logiquest" who operates a motorcycle courier, said, "I thought it was difficult when I first consulted about the transportation of vaccines, but I want to work with a sense of mission." Was there.
Nerima Ward person in charge "Truck and motorcycle examination"
Regarding the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's decision to create guidelines for the safe transportation of the new coronavirus vaccine, Yuji Nakajima, chief of the inoculation department in Nerima Ward, said, "We are currently considering transportation by truck and motorcycle. I'm trying to accumulate details with the business operator. I want to respond flexibly to the transportation method in accordance with the guidelines. "
Meguro-ku person in charge "I want you to show me the method"
Takehiro Yoshida, Chief of the New Corona Vaccination Division in Meguro Ward, said, "Is it possible to properly control the temperature of the vaccine? I want to respond. "