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The ark of vaccines: what is the place where they take care of the doses that all Argentines expect

2021-03-04T22:40:34.528Z


It is a warehouse equipped with high technology in Benavídez, where the operators work under different temperature ranges to guarantee the correct conservation of the product.


Penelope Canonico

03/04/2021 19:05

  • Clarín.com

  • Society

Updated 03/04/2021 19:05

In the Colectora Panamericana, Escobar branch, km 37.5, Benavidez, is

the heart of the storage

, conditioning and distribution of highly complex drugs where the Sinopharm and Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines occupy a preponderant place.

This is Andreani's CyPE (Channels and Special Products) plant, which functions as an extension of the pharmaceutical production line.

It was inaugurated in May 2018. With 3,700 positions, it stands out for a differential value that resides in the segregation of areas, the replacement of plastic pallets to avoid contamination of the merchandise, the unidirectionality of products and people and the complete traceability of the process of preparation.

The Ark of Vaccines.

the warehouses where they keep the Russian vaccine.

Clarín

toured the 5000 square meters of the logistics operation area, for which the chronicler was required to change her chinstrap and her look.

Plastic toe caps, disposable onesie and warm jacket are necessary items to enter the “clean zone” and walk on vinyl floors.

Cutting-edge technology in sight.

Fire walls 120 minutes (fire system under GMP standards), LED lighting, ceiling to ensure thermal stability and temperature controlled

in two ranges: 2 to 8 ° C and 15 at 25 ° C

.

“Every shipment that arrives requires sampling and quality control so that the release is defined by the health authority.

The picking unit is defined by the Ministry of Health.

In the case of Sputnik V, we store and prepare it.

Local redistribution is the responsibility of each Province.

Andreani is in charge of local distribution only in Santa Fe and Neuquén ”, explains Lucas Capuano, Commercial Director of the Health Segment.

The deposits of the north zone.

About 1.5 million vaccines have already passed through the plant.

The storage capacity is low, there are about 1,000 positions from 2 to 8 °, because they tend to come in and out quickly.

The rotation is continuous.

Only the second component of the chemical remains in stock for 21 days

because it cannot be used before that period.

The batch of each dose is directed because it identifies the production run.

“We are usually notified that the vaccines will arrive at the plant 48 hours in advance (the time it takes to travel to and from the plane).

The reception is in a short time, the level of immediate response ”, highlights Santiago Zumárraga, CYPE's Operations Manager.

AstraZeneca Oxford and Sinopharm are stored and prepared in this plant because they require to be heated in the chamber under a range of 2 ° to 8 ° C.

There, the cold is intense and penetrating.

On the other hand, Sputnik V is stored and prepared at the Avellaneda and Malvinas Argentinas Plants, in cold rooms specially conditioned at -20 ° C.

"Depending on the temperature level that the vaccine needs, the destination where it will be stored until it is distributed is defined," underlines Mariano Pombo, Health Segment Commercial Manager.

The Ark of Vaccines.

the warehouses where they keep the Russian vaccine.

"AstraZeneca Oxford and Sinopharm are prepared in non-returnable conservatives for a specified time (autonomy of 36 hours) destined for the corresponding jurisdiction which defines whether they are kept in a chamber or directed to another point", Capuano describes.

These are special foam spaces whose temperature is obtained from a combination of eutectic plates or PCM (Phase Change Material, for its acronym in English) and dry ice, which guarantee thermal stability throughout the logistics operation.

Innovation in technology

Behind every request there is a person who is going through a delicate moment in his life and needs a specific medicine quickly.

The three Vertical Automatic Warehouses installed within the plant, imply an innovative storage and order preparation system that, through automation, allows the simultaneous preparation of more than 24 orders, speeding up the picking processes and increasing the storage capacity. .

Stages of the operation

The first thing is the transfer from Ezeiza Airport to the logistics operations plant for pharmaceutical products.

 Staff of the Logistics Group is responsible for transporting the vaccines in vehicles conditioned for biological products refrigerated in the thermal range necessary for each vaccine (between -18 ° and -30 ° C for Sputnik V and between 2 ° to 8 ° C for AztraZeneca Oxford and Sinopharm) to the logistics operations plant.

Then, the products are received and they are entered into the stock system for storage.

The Ark of Vaccines.

the warehouses where they keep the Russian vaccine.

Storage

In a cold room conditioned in the indicated thermal range, the stock information of the products received and the associated tasks that allow quality assurance are managed.

Once the ANMAT's confirmation is received, the vaccines are removed from quarantine to advance preparation so that they can be transported and distributed.

Distribution 

Once the confirmation from the health authorities is received, the distribution of the vaccines begins.

In the case of Sputnik V, it is carried out by Correo Argentino to the provinces.

Vaccines from 2 ° to 8 ° C are distributed throughout the country: 35 destinations in 24 provinces (4 by air).

They arrive within 24 hours to CABA and the Province of Buenos Aires, and within 48 hours to the rest of the country.

Source: clarin

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