With new hopes of vaccine, the world is awaiting to use COVID-19 vaccine at any time, Germany's Frankfurt Airport officials are getting ready to handle the process of transporting millions of the vaccine that will be available worldwide from different locations. It is one of the busiest airports in transporting pharmaceutical goods and will be playing an important role in transporting the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Lufthansa Cargo's director of operations, Karin Krestan expressed that the stress is increasing now that we're entering the 'hot' phase. The airport officials also informed that they have been preparing themselves for the vaccine transportation since August. "The processes have been established, we're very confident and we feel well prepared," said Max Philipp Conrady, head of the freight infrastructure. Since the onset of the pandemic, the airport officials are working extra hours, to make sure all medicines are delivered on time, including surgical gowns, masks and making sure the port is ready for any emergency.

The 'Cargo Cool Center' main need of this process,  handling nearly 120,000 tons of vaccines and other pharmaceutical products at a vast temperature. The area has 12,000 square metres (129,000 square feet) of temperature-controlled warehouses, essential for storing medicines, and about 8,000 square metres (86,000 square feet), around the size of a football field, handles Lufthansa cargo alone, Krestan said. The air port invested recently in high-tech refrigerated "dollies" that will help transport vaccines from cold storages to the planes. Frankfurt is in talks with manufacturers to see how can the traffic be optimised efficiently. 

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