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PULLMAN, Wash. — Whitman County has received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine. Washington State University is storing the vaccine in ultra-cold freezers, which are capable of maintaining the -80 degrees Celsius temperature required for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prior to being diluted and administered for use.
"Having this vaccine will allow protection of both individuals involved in our healthcare systems and the most vulnerable members of our community," said Guy Palmer, professor of pathology and infectious diseases and one of the leaders of the WSU's COVID-19 task force. "By doing those two things, we have a chance to really make a huge difference in a short period of time and reduce the potential of overwhelming our healthcare systems with hospitalizations from COVID-19."
