I think there are only a few manufacturers, thermofisher being the heavyweight. They would not likely give up sales figures (proprietary data).
Between my experience (it can take a few months to acquire a beast of a freezer when the world isn't stupidly shut down) and a friend's experience in logistics and supply chain management, we knew that this rollout was unlikely to be real.
Then remember the pivot to "oh, they're shelf stable after all"?
That is a paraphrase from a college buddy who teaches/researchers viruses and vaccines for a living at my alma mater.
I just plugged in the number he threw out. My point is still the same.
Are those refrigerators widely available?
Are they portable?
Do manufacturers of equipment have the capability for production of this equipment in such a short time?
Someone should look into this. The "data" would be easy to research.
don't forget cold chain shipping.
And castles in the sky...;)
If I had a nickel for all the obvious questions at the beginning....
Honestly that might have been the most frustrating of it all for me:
Seeing the obvious and trying to explain it at a 3rd grade level - only to have the person look at me like I was teaching calculus.
Even worse when they reply " nuh uh!"
and then the vaccines are carried on frozen ships from the arctic, from there the camels carry the frozen payload to the citizenry
I think there are only a few manufacturers, thermofisher being the heavyweight. They would not likely give up sales figures (proprietary data).
Between my experience (it can take a few months to acquire a beast of a freezer when the world isn't stupidly shut down) and a friend's experience in logistics and supply chain management, we knew that this rollout was unlikely to be real.
Then remember the pivot to "oh, they're shelf stable after all"?
Very good points