Feds want a COVID-19 vaccine distribution system ready by Nov. 1. Freezer farms and UPS are part of the plan - USA Today
Operation Warp Speed – the White House-led partnership for COVID-19 answers – is pushing its partners to be ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1.
The date is the first concrete goal set for companies working with Operation Warp Speed to deliver vaccines to doctors and hospitals, said Wes Wheeler of the delivery giant United Parcel Service.
Wheeler said UPS and other partners will conduct test delivery runs in September. “We’ll be ready. We have to be ready," he said. "The world is watching. We can’t fail."
Operation Warp Speed – the White House-led partnership for COVID-19 answers – is pushing its partners to be ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1.
The date is the first concrete goal set for companies working with Operation Warp Speed to deliver vaccines to doctors and hospitals, said Wes Wheeler of the delivery giant United Parcel Service.
Wheeler said UPS and other partners will conduct test delivery runs in September. “We’ll be ready. We have to be ready," he said. "The world is watching. We can’t fail."