Courtesy Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University has offered lots of ultra-low freezer space to the New Brunswick government.
The Sackville institution is loaning two -80 degree lab freezers for COVID-19 vaccine storage over the coming months.
The Pfizer vaccine requires extremely cold storage.
Normally used by the biology and chemistry departments to preserve lab samples and specialized chemicals, researchers found space by reorganizing their labs over the holiday break.
“Mount Allison is pleased to be assisting New Brunswick in the fight against COVID-19,” says Dean of Science Dr. Amanda Cockshutt.
“Vaccine distribution is a key lever in controlling the pandemic and we are happy to help with the required freezer storage. While the research of many faculty and students at Mount Allison has been disrupted by the pandemic and the regulations that have accompanied it, we are grateful to be able to continue our research on campus, and are excited to be able to contribute to the vaccine rollout. Thank you to all of the researchers who took time from their break to make this happen.”
