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The COVID-19 vaccine race has caused unprecedented demand for companies that make freezers and glass vials

Glass vial maker Schott expects to produce enough vials to store 2 billion vaccine doses.In the coming days this system will be tested when Pfizer starts sending about 800,000 vaccines to the UK.The German company Schott has been manufacturing glass for more than a century. And with a coronavirus vaccine seemingly around the corner, its challenge has never been greater.

To meet the growing demand, their employees are working around the clock separated in three different shifts. By the end of next year the company expects to produce enough vials to store 2 billion vaccine doses.

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