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Island has ability to store potential COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 11 Nov 2020

PMC / MTTV
PMC / MTTV

The Health Minister has confirmed there is capacity on the Island to store a potential COVID-19 vaccine.

David Ashford says the Manx Government has been working with the NHS in the UK about a potential roll-out of a vaccine.

Mr Ashford said a hundred thousand doses will be made available to the Island if the vaccine passes medical testing.

The new potential vaccine for coronavirus has to be stored at -80 Degrees Celsius.

The vaccine has been developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech and is one of 11 vaccines that are currently in the final stages of testing.

Speaking to MTTV, Mr Ashford said the Island has the ability to store a vaccine:

 

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