One of the locations will be just over the Illinois border in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin and the other will be near Kalamazoo, Michigan, the company says.
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Pfizer looks at Wisconsin, Michigan sites for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Community Hospital in Munster will be one of the five healthcare facilities in Ind. to receive the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Indiana State Department of Health officials. In accordance with federal and state guidelines, the initial supplies of vaccines are reserved for frontline workers and those at high risk.
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Vaccine available to the general public is still a few months away, according to Community Foundations of Northwest Indiana.
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Community Hospital was chosen as a pilot site based on its ability to store the first doses from Pfizer at super subzero cold temperature reaching -60 to -80 degrees Celsius.