Based on CCAP’s estimates, 50 million doses of vaccines could easily be stored in a total of 1,000 pallets or containers. It would cost about P10.8 million to store 50 million vaccine shots for six months, the group said. Ball in gov’t courtHe said, however, that the ball was still in the government’s court and his group was awaiting details of official vaccine storage and distribution plans. He said the state-run Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) had cold storage capacity of -70 C to -20 C.Health-care service providers like Zuellig and other pharmaceutical companies had purchased cold storage, including mobile freezers that could hold about 100,000 shots. In addition to RITM, the Philippine General Hospital and San Lazaro Medical Center would also be provided with cold storage facilities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 14, 2021 21:33 UTC