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California hospital distributes 850 vaccines in 2.5 hours when refrigerator fails

Amy Graff

January 05, 2021 |

SFGate |

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Response Location: United States, Ukiah, California

When a hospital refrigerator that was housing 850 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine stopped working, local health officials in Mendocino County, California worked together to quickly devise a distribution plan. Through strategic outreach and localized pop-up distribution sites, the health officials were able to successfully distribute all of the vaccines to individuals before they expired.

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