[dabigv13]

I'm not sure General Perna is really going to be that important in this whole deal. Getting the vaccine promptly and safety to the delivery sites will be critical, but the "last mile" of getting vaccine into arms appropriately will be the most important and also where most can go wrong, and it seems that is not really his purview. 

As pointed out by Goose the vaccine is stable for 6 mos. Once you open packaging you start the clock. 

UK has mentioned they are using their first shipment for 1st and 2nd doses because they are not sure when they will get more.

I haven't seen anything definitive for the US, but I'm guessing our distribution will probably be similar at the start.

[dabigv13]

I'm not sure General Perna is really going to be that important in this whole deal. Getting the vaccine promptly and safety to the delivery sites will be critical, but the "last mile" of getting vaccine into arms appropriately will be the most important and also where most can go wrong, and it seems that is not really his purview. 

As pointed out by Goose the vaccine is stable for 6 mos. Once you open packaging you start the clock. 

UK has mentioned they are using their first shipment for 1st and 2nd doses because they are not sure when they will get more.

I haven't seen anything definitive for the US, but I'm guessing our distribution will probably be similar at the start.