没有批准的新冠肺炎(新型冠状病毒肺炎)疫苗还没有，但是准备工作已经开始了正在进行分发-包括任何极端温度要求。
美国航空公司本周宣布，其货运业务已经开始进行从迈阿密到南美的试航，以测试其运输流程疫苗。
首席执行官道格·帕克在一份声明中说，这包括对“一家大型制药公司的热包装”进行压力测试LinkedIn帖子本周早些时候。
一位发言人向美国广播公司证实，此次飞行不涉及任何疫苗剂量。
帕克说，该航空公司上周“成功地转移”了该公司的热包装，但没有确定。
辉瑞和生物科技是第一批提交请求向美国食品和药物管理局申请新冠肺炎候选疫苗的紧急使用授权。分发他们的疫苗提出了一个潜在的挑战:它必须保持在零下94华氏度左右——远远低于一个典型的冰箱所能容纳的温度。
由于这些温度要求，该公司将在装有干冰的特殊温控热箱中运送疫苗剂量。
美国航空公司在给美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说，它已经建立了一个“专门从事温度关键货运的团队成员网络”，并将与联邦航空管理局合作制定“管理干冰运输的法规”。
帕克说，利用货物和商业承运人将允许疫苗“尽快分发”。
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联合航空公司的一名发言人在对美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说，该公司还准备“支持全球范围内的疫苗分发工作”。
该发言人表示，该公司已准备好“安全有效地支持”其制药客户的疫苗运输需求。
《华尔街日报》据报告的周五，该航空公司已经开始销售辉瑞的新冠肺炎疫苗。
辉瑞和生物技术公司表示，他们将准备分发授权后几小时内注射疫苗。
这些公司的代表将于12月10日与FDA会面，之后一个独立的咨询委员会将提出授权建议。
莫德纳的候选疫苗也可能是首批分发的疫苗之一。本月早些时候，该公司宣布的最初的3期数据显示其疫苗有高达94.5%的效力。
特朗普政府的曲速行动疫苗项目的古斯塔夫·佩纳将军告诉美国广播公司新闻本周，在获得美国食品和药物管理局授权后仅24小时，疫苗将在社区“上市”。
据美国官员称，老年护理机构和卫生保健提供者将首先提供疫苗。
Airlines preparing to transport COVID-19 vaccine when ready for distribution
There isn't an approvedCOVID-19vaccine just yet, but preparations are alreadyunderway for its distribution-- including any extreme temperature requirements.
American Airlines announced this week that its cargo operation has started conducting trial flights from Miami to South America to test its process of shippingvaccines.
That includes stress testing a trial of "a major pharmaceutical company’s thermal packaging," CEO Doug Parker said in aLinkedIn postearlier this week.
The flight did not involve any vaccine doses, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.
Parker said the airline "successfully moved" the thermal packaging of the company, which was not identified, last week.
Pfizer and BioNTech were the first tosubmit a requestto the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.Distribution of their vaccineposes a potential challenge: It must be kept at around minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit -- far colder than a typical freezer can accommodate.
Because of these temperature requirements, the company will ship vaccine doses in special temperature-controlled thermal boxes packed with dry ice.
American Airlines said in a statement to ABC News that it has established a "network of team members that specialize in temperature-critical shipments," and that it will work with the Federal Aviation Administration on "regulations governing shipments transported with dry ice."
Utilizing cargo and commercial carriers will allow the vaccine to be "distributed as quickly as possible," Parker said.
United Airlines has also been preparing to "support a vaccine distribution effort on a global scale," a spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News.
The company is ready to "safely and effectively support" the vaccine transportation needs of its pharmaceutical customers, the spokesperson said.
The Wall Street Journalreportedon Friday that the airline has started flying Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
Pfizer and BioNTech said they will beready to distributethe vaccine within hours after authorization.
Representatives of the companies are set to meet with the FDA on Dec. 10, after which an independent advisory board will make a recommendation on authorization.
Moderna's candidate will also likely be among the first vaccines distributed. Earlier this month, the companyannouncedthat initial phase 3 data showed its vaccine is up to 94.5% effective.
Gen. Gustave Perna of the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed vaccine programtold ABC Newsthis week that vaccines will be "on the street" in communities just 24 hours after being authorized by the FDA.
Elderly care facilities and health care providers will be the first offered the vaccine, according to U.S. officials.
