Storage, Dosage Demands Push Employers’ Covid-19 Shots Off Site

Employers eager to see their staff inoculated against the coronavirus will likely lean on pharmacies and other vendors to administer the shots off site rather than tackle the litany of challenges the Covid-19 vaccine presents.

To vaccinate on site, employers would have to acquire freezers to store the vaccines from Pfizer Inc., which received FDA authorization for emergency use on Dec. 11, and Moderna Inc. at below-zero temperatures. They would have to keep track of who got the first of the two shots required, and when those workers need their second dose. Companies also might be exposing themselves to ...