The vaccine of the pharmaceutical company Moderna, which has been granted the second emergency use permit in the United States as a vaccine for the new coronavirus, has begun shipping.
The US government plans to supply 20 million doses nationwide early next month.
The new coronavirus vaccine developed by the American pharmaceutical company "Moderna" was approved for emergency use by the FDA = Food and Drug Administration on the 18th of this month, and two types of vaccines are now available in the United States.
On the 20th, Moderna vaccines began shipping nationwide, and at a refrigeration facility in southern Mississippi, where the vaccine was delivered, the vaccines were packed in shipping boxes, loaded onto trucks, and departed under the leadership of police vehicles.
This vaccine has a storage temperature of -20 degrees Celsius, which is higher than the previously approved vaccines such as Pfizer at around -7 degrees Celsius, and can be stored in a general freezer. It is said that it is easy to deliver to the ground.
The U.S. government plans to give priority to vaccinations for healthcare professionals and residents of facilities for the elderly, and then gradually expand the scope of the vaccine.The two vaccines will be combined in the United States early next month. We are aiming to supply 20 million doses.
The Japanese government has signed a contract with Moderna to receive vaccines for 25 million people by September next year.