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Pfizer’s vaccine must be kept under extremely cold temperatures, which could create distribution challenges for rural parts of the state. Two other promising vaccines can be kept at warmer temperatures.

‘The most extraordinary public health intervention our state has ever undertaken’: Wisconsin prepares to distribute COVID-19 vaccine

Hope Karnopp |

Following promising news from major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is making plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines across the state once it becomes available. However, it may take several months before a vaccine becomes available to the general public, meaning COVID-19 precautions will likely continue for some time. READ MORE

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