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The Ignorant's avatar

I wonder why they were not needed by Romania. Do they know something not willing to share with the Germans :) ?

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epimetheus's avatar

Well, I wouldn't know a thing about this.

Our World in Data has data on Romanian vaxx uptake until … late September; the rate stood at slightly less than 30%, so there's a good chance the Romanians are all tripl jabbed by now, isn't it? That would make their gov't "better" (more efficient) than the German one, and their population would also be more consenting.

Something in my gut tells me it might not be that way, though /sarcasm

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cm27874's avatar

https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/more-flexible-storage-conditions-biontechpfizers-covid-19-vaccine

Red Bull may give you wings, but apparently Biontech/Pfizer lets you fly just by laying on of hands.

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epimetheus's avatar

Ha, I should have checked that one before posting.

Still, the above container--if that picture is legit--has apparently been "out of the freezer", i.e., it should be "used" within a month, isn't it?

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C.H.'s avatar

So I guess you get the downsides of the injection with little to no benefit. Oh joy!

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epimetheus's avatar

Sure, but, if I may: where's the difference? /sarcasm

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C.H.'s avatar

Well said! Hahahaha! And so true!

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epimetheus's avatar

It's funny, 'cause it's true!

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UM Ross's avatar

The photo isn't of sufficient resolution to know for sure, but the containers may very well be heavily insulated and the contents kept cold with dry ice (-78 °C).

There are on-line vendors here from whom you can buy frozen meats. They ship them in styrofoam-insulated packages with some dry ice and the meat remains frozen solid for days in transit. Dry ice is fun stuff to play with too. :)

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epimetheus's avatar

Valid point, dear UM Ross, and I agree--I cannot personally verify the legitimacy of that picture. So I guess we may just have to trust the news media (known to lying about, well, literally everything) on this one.

R the dried ice: it's possible, and I'm not saying it ain't so, yet: I do wonder if that truck actually contained more than one box of that size. Logistically and from an business-economic point of view, it would appear like a waste of recources and ill planning.

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UM Ross's avatar

Waste of resources and ill planning is what government does best! ;)

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