Shenzhen is pushing forward on its mass vaccination campaign （大规模疫 Ul 接种）against CO'ID-19. But ho\x arc the vaccines being stored, transported and handed out before citizens get them? A reporter with Shenzhen Special Zone Daily might provide you with the answer.
At 2 a.m., a temperature-controlled vehicle filled with vaccines drove into Sinopharm s logistics center in Longhua District.
After the unloading, the workers of the center first checked the vaccines carefully. They must make sure the vaccines were stored within the temperature range of 2 C-8 C all the way. Then the vaccines were sent to a special storehouse with the same temperature range. Boxes of vaccines were placed on pallets to avoid direct contact with the ground, as that might affect the storage temperature of the vaccines.
"Each vaccination site has made a plan fbr vaccine usage one or two days ahead of time, and the vaccines are sent to the sites across the city by temperature-controlled vehicles,'' said Xie Xu, head of the immunization program of Shenzhen Center. Disease Control and Prevention.
At 9:25 a.m., the COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the lobby of the Jingtian Community Health Center of Jingtian Hospital after a two-hour drive from the storehouse. During the transportation, the temperature of the vaccines was recorded every five minutes.
Chen Li, a doctor with the health center, carefully checked the vaccines, put them in a special fridge and recorded detailed information.
"We would refuse to accept the vaccines if the temperature isn't normal or the outer package has any leakage （渗漏）' said Chen.
