FedEx commences COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the US

FedEx Express announced (11-Dec-2020) "operations are in motion" to commence its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines in the US. FedEx will transport vaccines using its Priority Overnight service and Priority Alert monitoring, following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval for the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. FedEx is working with healthcare customers to prepare for additional vaccine shipments and the transport of vaccine related supplies. [more - original PR]