FedEx to Ship First Wave of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Across the United States
20 December 2020 - 1:07AM
Business Wire
Company to begin transporting first Moderna
COVID-19 vaccine shipments for McKesson Corp.
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the
world’s largest express transportation company, announced today
that operations are in motion to transport Moderna’s COVID-19
vaccines for McKesson Corp. throughout the United States.
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Following the Food and Drug
Administration’s approval of Emergency Use Authorization for the
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, FedEx Express will begin transport of the
vaccine and kits of supplies for administration of the vaccine.
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Following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of
Emergency Use Authorization for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, FedEx
Express will begin transport of the vaccine and kits of supplies
for administration of the vaccine, using its FedEx Priority
Overnight® service supported by FedEx Priority Alert® advanced
monitoring. After months of preparation and close planning with
McKesson, Operation Warp Speed and state and local officials, the
COVID-19 vaccines will begin moving to dosing centers throughout
the United States. FedEx continues to work closely with its
healthcare customers on plans for additional vaccine shipments and
the transportation of critical vaccine-related supplies.
The FedEx network began actively delivering Pfizer-BioNTech
vaccine shipments across the U.S. last week. The company is set to
begin vaccine shipments throughout Canada as early as next week and
is also preparing to begin delivering vaccines to other countries.
FedEx is well-positioned to handle COVID-19 vaccine shipments
around the world with temperature-control solutions, near real-time
monitoring capabilities, and a dedicated healthcare team to support
the express transportation of vaccines and bioscience
shipments.
“The shipment of vaccines to help end the COVID-19 pandemic is
among the most important work in the history of FedEx, and our team
is focused on the safe and efficient delivery of these critical
shipments,” said Raj Subramaniam, president and chief operating
officer, FedEx Corp. “As we have said since the onset of the
pandemic and our relief efforts, this is who we are and what we
do.”
Transportation of COVID-19 vaccines is the next phase of ongoing
FedEx efforts to support pandemic relief around the world. FedEx
has a long history of supporting relief efforts when disasters
strike, using its network and expertise to deliver for good.
“The FedEx team and network are uniquely positioned to deliver
on this mission in the U.S. and around the world,” said Don
Colleran, president and chief executive officer, FedEx Express.
“The transportation of vaccines continues our ongoing work since
the beginning of the pandemic to keep critical supply chains
operating, meet the increased demands for residential delivery and
deliver more than 9,600 humanitarian aid shipments around the
globe.”
To help reach underserved communities with the COVID-19 vaccine,
FedEx has committed $4 million in cash and in-kind transportation
support to several nonprofits serving communities in the U.S. and
around the world. These include Direct Relief, International
Medical Corps, and Heart to Heart International.
“FedEx Express has deep relationships and decades of experience
delivering for our healthcare customers,” said Richard W. Smith,
regional president of the Americas and executive vice president of
global support, FedEx Express. “Our service and network were built
for this moment. Coupled with our investments in advanced
technology, we are ready to support McKesson and Moderna in this
historic effort to help end the pandemic.”
About the technology:
At FedEx, the information about the package is as important as
the package itself as it moves through the network. FedEx
SenseAware ID, a Bluetooth low-energy sensor device, will be
affixed to vaccine shipments, helping to ensure these
temperature-sensitive deliveries move swiftly and safely through
the FedEx Express U.S. network with FedEx Priority Overnight
service. From origin to destination, dedicated FedEx Priority Alert
customer support agents are using SenseAware monitoring technology
to track the location of vaccine shipments in near real-time. This
technology is complemented by the FedEx Surround platform, which
leverages artificial intelligence and predictive tools to
proactively monitor conditions surrounding the packages, allowing
customer support agents to intervene if weather or traffic delays
threaten to impede delivery times.
Quick stats about the FedEx network:
- Built over 47 years, the FedEx network consists of more than
5,000 facilities, 680 aircraft, 200,000 vehicles, and – most
importantly – nearly 600,000 dedicated team members worldwide.
- At present, FedEx Express operates nearly 32,000 flights per
month, and roughly half are flown by widebody aircraft.
- FedEx Express has more than 90 cold chain facilities across
five continents with plans to open additional facilities in coming
years.
- To the extent vaccine shipments may require the use of dry ice,
FedEx Express is capable of safely handling those volumes. FedEx
Express transports approximately 500,000 dry ice shipments a
month.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenue of $75 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions through operating companies
competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating
digitally under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked
among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx
inspires its nearly 600,000 team members to remain focused on
safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the
needs of their customers and communities. To learn more about how
FedEx connects people and possibilities around the world, please
visit about.fedex.com.
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