UPS Flight Forward Delivers COVID-19 Vaccines for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist #drone #droneday

UPS is using cold chain packaging for drones to delivery COVID-19 vaccines! From UPS:

According to UPS Flight Forward, this is the first COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery in the U.S. and is an extension of current work for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. UPS’s drone airline received a first-of-kind approval from the FAA to carry alkaline and lithium batteries, which are needed to power temperature monitoring devices required by the CDC for COVID-19 vaccine transport.

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