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US hires cargo airline for international transport of vaccine supplies

A large white plane with red tail touches down on runway. ATI is lettering.

Air Transport International, the contract air cargo carrier that operates aircraft for customers such as Amazon Air and DHL Express, has received a $7.7 million order for transportation services in support of the national vaccine campaign known as Operation Warp Speed.

ATI will transport kitting materials — alcohol swabs, syringes, needles, saline solution, personal protective equipment — to multiple destinations through early March, Defense officials said in response to FreightWaves’ queries.

The...

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US takes extra measures to secure COVID vaccine shipments

Armed guard on tarmac in front of a FedEx plane getting loaded with COVID vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccines are literally worth more than gold. That’s the kind of value that criminal elements and other bad actors like to exploit.

Behind the scenes, governments and industry are adding new layers of security to prevent them from stealing the new biologic medicines or their digital recipes. The most visible sign that COVID vaccines are no ordinary shipments is the presence of armed U.S. marshals on the floor of distribution centers and in vehicle escorts.

“Throughout the process we’ve...

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Xwing delivers vaccine relief to Navajo Nation

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A startup company developing technologies to enable pilotless flight for small aircraft has delivered a shipment of Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) COVID-19 vaccine to an Indian reservation in Arizona. Tech geeks, pump the brakes: This flight was manned.

The shipment demonstrates how the new coronavirus vaccines are beginning to spread out across the country beyond large metropolitan areas and how the big express carriers responsible for transporting them are relying on subcontractors to supplement...

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COVID vaccine delivery drivers may be busy Christmas Day

UPS drivers wearing yellow raincoats unload boxes of vaccine from a van.

FedEx and UPS are delivering COVID-19 vaccines to many more locations this week as the logistics campaign behind the nationwide immunization program continues to scale up and settle into a predictable rhythm.

And they may not stop for Christmas. 

The recently approved Moderna (NASDQ: MRNA) vaccine is going to 3,400 locations on Monday and Tuesday, with an additional 1,000 administration sites receiving Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) vaccine, said U.S. Army General Gus Perna, who heads the Operation...

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McKesson distribution centers ship first Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

Insulated boxes move down assembly line at distribution center.

McKesson Corp., the giant health care distributor selected by the U.S. government to manage logistics for the COVID-19 vaccine immunization campaign, on Sunday began pushing out millions of doses of Moderna Inc.’s (NASDQ: MRNA) product in the back of FedEx and UPS trucks.

On Monday, the express carriers will begin making deliveries to nearly 3,300 local dosing sites, and priority health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will get vaccinated.

The U.S. Food and Drug...

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FedEx transports COVID vaccine to U.S. military bases overseas

A woman in Army fatigues gives a shot in the arm to another woman with her back facing the camera.

The U.S. Department of Defense is ready to ship doses of Moderna Inc.’s (NASDQ: MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine to personnel outside the U.S. with the help of FedEx Express.

The bulk of the vaccine doses that the Defense Logistics Agency receives during the initial phase of distribution will be transported by FedEx (NYSE: FDX) directly to overseas military bases, spokesman Patrick Mackin said. The others will be cross-docked at overseas military medical distribution hubs run by the U.S. Army Medical...

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FedEx, UPS mobilize to deliver Moderna COVID vaccine

A FedEx and UPS tractor trailer at a loading dock.

FedEx Express and UPS are mobilizing their delivery networks to begin shipping Moderna Inc.’s (NASDQ: MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration late Friday issued an emergency use authorization.

In a repeat of last week’s schedule for the first release of Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and UPS (NYSE: UPS) trucks are expected to begin rolling out of distribution centers on Sunday with boxes of vaccine packed in dry ice. Dosing sites will begin receiving vaccines on...

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Operation Warp Speed chief showers praise on FedEx, UPS

Split screen of UPS jumbo jet on left and FedEx cargo plane on right, with Operation Warp Speed logo down the middle. It's all about COVID vaccine delivery.

U.S. Army Gen. Gus Perna is not one to be awestruck by a well-executed logistics plan. But he’s enamored with FedEx Corp.’s and UPS’ performance during the first week of distribution for Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) COVID-19 vaccine.

The military is a no-excuses, bottom-line world: Get the job done. And Perna has spent years helping manage the Defense Department’s massive logistics requirements, most recently as commander of Army Materiel Command. He also logged time at the Pentagon as Army deputy...

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US offers vaccine makers supply chain support as delivery tempo increases

Split screen: Vial of COVID vaccine on left, FedEx truck on right. FedEx is helping to deliver vaccines.

U.S. officials say they are working with pharmaceutical companies to increase manufacturing capacity and production of COVID vaccines as the pace of order fulfillment to states picks up.

Another 886 hospitals and other administration sites are scheduled to receive their first shipments of the lifesaving drug Thursday, with long-term care facilities being added to the distribution list the next two days, Operation Warp Speed officials said during a press conference Wednesday.

FedEx Express (NYSE: F...

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More than 3,000 sites to receive Moderna COVID vaccine

Split screen of FedEx and UPS semi-trailer truck.

Moderna Inc.’s (NASDQ: MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine could be shipped as early as Sunday, but to five times as many distribution points as Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) product is heading to in its initial wave, according to federal officials.

But maintaining adequate safety stock is a key consideration in both cases.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel is expected Thursday to recommend emergency use authorization for Moderna’s vaccine after clinical trials showed it to be 95% effective. If...

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