Got TIPS or BREAKING NEWS? Please call 1-284-442-8000 direct/can also WhatsApp same number or Email ALL news to:newsvino@outlook.com;                               ads call 1-284-440-6666

Order placed for cold storage facility for Pfizer & Moderna vaccines- Health Minister

The Virgin Islands will soon be offering alternative COVID-19 vaccines right in the territory, with the ordering of a storage facility for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Photo: dicksondata.com
Pfizer vaccines needs to be kept extremely cold: minus 70 degrees Celsius, which is colder than winter in Antarctica. Photo: Internet Source
Pfizer vaccines needs to be kept extremely cold: minus 70 degrees Celsius, which is colder than winter in Antarctica. Photo: Internet Source
Moderna COVID‑19 Vaccine multiple-dose vials are stored frozen between -50º to -15ºC, more like a regular freezer. It can also be stored refrigerated between 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) for up to 30 days prior to first use. Photo: Getty Images
Moderna COVID‑19 Vaccine multiple-dose vials are stored frozen between -50º to -15ºC, more like a regular freezer. It can also be stored refrigerated between 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) for up to 30 days prior to first use. Photo: Getty Images
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will soon be offering alternative COVID-19 vaccines right in the territory, with the ordering of a storage facility for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

“Orders have been placed for the purchase of the super sub-zero cold storage facility that would be required for the storage of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines,” Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Carvin Malone (AL) stated in a COVID-19 update on September 30, 2021.

No information was given on the cost, where the facility was sourced and when exactly the cold storage will arrive in the territory.

Pfizer vaccines needs to be kept extremely cold: minus 70 degrees Celsius, which is colder than winter in Antarctica.

Moderna COVID‑19 Vaccine multiple-dose vials are stored frozen between -50º to -15ºC, more like a regular freezer. It can also be stored refrigerated between 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) for up to 30 days prior to first use.

British Gov’t will supply both vaccines

Meanwhile, Hon Malone said the British Government will honour their pledge to supply all amounts of both vaccines required for eligible persons, including school-aged children from 12 to 17.

In the interim, the VI Government has been working closely with the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to facilitate persons wishing to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to travel to that territory to get the jab.

24 Responses to “Order placed for cold storage facility for Pfizer & Moderna vaccines- Health Minister”

  • BS! (03/10/2021, 11:15) Like (31) Dislike (11) Reply
    1. Here come the RNA-altering vaccines.
    2. Which Government Minister, friend, family, or crony got the contract?
  • Local (03/10/2021, 11:39) Like (29) Dislike (19) Reply
    Should have been done from last year but better later than never.
  • Desperate (03/10/2021, 11:42) Like (27) Dislike (7) Reply
    Is the governement that desperate for a good news story that they have to tell us about ordering a fridge
    • lol (03/10/2021, 12:42) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
      Basically each individual item on any speech with multiple points becomes a single new story for you guys to blog and complain.
  • big wow (03/10/2021, 11:57) Like (7) Dislike (13) Reply
    so they spent about $30k on a freezer that they could of purchased 9 months ago and then we would of had a decent summer trade.Always the cart before the horse
    • @big wow (03/10/2021, 14:38) Like (9) Dislike (2) Reply
      Now you have something to whine about.
    • @big wow (03/10/2021, 15:06) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
      If the freezer was ordered 9 months ago you would have a problem with that too. I am sure you complained about your breakfast.
      • FYI (05/10/2021, 06:59) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        The freezer was ordered months ago and delivered. It was however the wrong type and did not get cold enough
  • Hmmmm (03/10/2021, 13:05) Like (14) Dislike (6) Reply
    So I guest is our hard working tax money gotta pay for the storage rite ???
  • TORTOLIAN (03/10/2021, 13:09) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
    'WE COMPLAIN FOR EVERY DAM THING.DAM IF YOU DO DAM IF YOU DON'T. THINGS TAKES TIME NOTHING COMES EASY SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE WE GET IT.
    • It is the right thing wait when need to. (03/10/2021, 15:42) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ Tortolian: But how come when politicians want what they want (money) they quickly take it from rather than wait? And how come they want us to rush for independence unprepared? How come some of them wouldn't answer the some of the CoI questions, but they want next general election come quickly?
    • Really (03/10/2021, 15:52) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
      sorry I offered to purchase a unit from the UK and ship it here with Pfixer vaccine back in June but they said no , so things don't need to take this much time and it would of cost the tax payer zip zanda not a cent
  • Lb (03/10/2021, 13:09) Like (6) Dislike (4) Reply
    Tis only now?

    I guess the ventilators have to mash up before we think to order 10 more.

    When are we going to begin the campaign to get all of our VI health care professionals, working overseas, to come back home and let us benefit from their experience?

    Visionless "leaders" we have.
  • cost (03/10/2021, 14:19) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
    More likely to cost around $99,923.65.
    May arrive on same ship as incinerator scrubber.
  • Futuro (03/10/2021, 14:54) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    Every day this man gotta put out something in the news about Vaccine. Like is there his strength is , just messing with people head , stressing people more than what we going through because they themselves lockdown the country. These VIP people wicked mehson. I can’t believe that is how dem man change, especially dem 3 bullies. CAV dem 3 yes. Premier, immigration and Health. But the COI will good for dem. Step down from now. I from here and the news on the street is the COI going ask the boss to step down or face Balsam
    Free the people Boss let’s all eat to help people you fight. Now we need our Tools , you all will need us the young strong men to do the wuk. Free up the place and let us eat.
  • @ cost (03/10/2021, 15:24) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    keep your fingers crossed and toes
  • vi (03/10/2021, 17:42) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Why only now, hmmmm wow unbelievable
  • Why bother ? (03/10/2021, 22:09) Like (8) Dislike (10) Reply
    Why even bother in a place with so many selfish antivaccers ?
  • Stupes (03/10/2021, 23:31) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    SMH
  • Merk (03/10/2021, 23:33) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
    Merk pill is coming
    Yea ivermectin in a expensive form
    Soo u have a pill
    Yet they still pushing this vaccine.


    They trying to vaccinate kids ASAP
    Nobody ent stupid.
  • Servant of the Most High God in Christ Jesus. (03/10/2021, 23:49) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
    It is good news to hear that our top government officials have placed an order to get a freezer for the covid-19 preservation. They owed us that much and more. In spite of, our we against the covid-19 virus transmitted deadly pandemic decease will need to be continuing for our own livelyhood. Thiis will be because of the opening up of our Country's borders, and the stubbornness of many of our citizens, but the most damaging reason why this will happen is because of our largely of our go it without Godly guidance.
    Vaccines do offer well above average help, but perfect protection comes only from the perfect one, our Spiritual Father, Creator, and faultless protector agaist all our enemies, whether they be Spiritual, physical, economical, social or political.
    Most of us are unaware of this fact that the penalties of evil living worldwide have been responded to and ongoing. I need not say who are responsible, but I will. We humans are.
    Man I a Created being. He/she was Created to first follow direct orders of lHis Creator's Laws. Until man agree and subject himself to and comply with those Laws, our best efforts will proved to be inadequate, and new and severe problems will arise, and severly harm us, continuingly.
    Question: Have you notice how that mankind love to place law for others to follow, but hate to follow the order of God, and even those that he made? Guilty hypocrites we are.
  • So (04/10/2021, 07:31) Like (46) Dislike (1) Reply
    I guess you guys missed the video of the crates of Pfizer vaccines sitting out in the hot sun, that was all over the internet last week. It definitely does not have to be kept cold. Wake up.
    • @So (04/10/2021, 20:17) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Or it jus has to be injected that’s all they want forget to hibby Jibby.
      Bout freezer n sun
      Long as they get to vaccinate u that’s the agenda
      Cause d darn thing not even working yet u must take it...


Create a comment


Create a comment

Disclaimer: Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) welcomes your thoughts, feedback, views, bloggs and opinions. However, by posting a blogg you are agreeing to post comments or bloggs that are relevant to the topic, and that are not defamatory, liable, obscene, racist, abusive, sexist, anti-Semitic, threatening, hateful or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be excluded permanently from making contributions. Please view our declaimer above this article. We thank you in advance for complying with VINO's policy.

Follow Us On

Disclaimer: All comments posted on Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) are the sole views and opinions of the commentators and or bloggers and do not in anyway represent the views and opinions of the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Virgin Islands News Online and its parent company.