FedEx’s Memphis Cold Chain Center, which was built to hold shipments such as medicine, perishable foods and flowers in climate-controlled conditions, has been adapted to accommodate the ultra-cold storage required for coronavirus vaccines. (Courtesy FedEx)
FedEx’s $25 million Cold Chain Center has been adapted to accomodate the ultra-cold temperatures required to store the vaccine. (Courtesy FedEx)
FedEx’s cold chain network is backed by a fleet of refrigerated trucks and experience carrying half a million dry ice shipments a month. (Courtesy FedEx)
The Memphis center was built to hold shipments such as medicine, perishable foods and flowers in climate-controlled conditions. (Courtesy FedEx)
When FedEx’s $25 million Cold Chain Center opened at the FedEx Express hub at Memphis International Airport 4 1/2 years ago, it was among the first in what’s now a network of 90 FedEx cold chain facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. (Courtesy FedEx)
FedEx’s $25 million Cold Chain Centers around the world have been adapted to provide the ultra-cold storage needed for coronavirus vaccine. (Courtesy FedEx)
Pfizer announces 90% effective COVID vaccine; FedEx set to deliver
By the third week in November, Pfizer expects it will have the final data required to apply to the FDA for emergency-use authorization.