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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Hearing a lot about vial shortages for potential vaccines - not from reliable sources, mind, but it did get me thinking. If it were to speed up production would it be an unrealistic idea to set up glass collection facilities for empty jars and bottles with the specific purpose of being turned into vials? I am assuming that melting temperatures would be high enough to sterilise them, never mind then storing them at -80 degrees. I've got loads of spare glass knocking about; I imagine I'm not the only one who always washes out and keeps empty jars! |
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"Hearing a lot about vial shortages for potential vaccines - not from reliable sources, mind, but it did get me thinking. If it were to speed up production would it be an unrealistic idea to set up glass collection facilities for empty jars and bottles with the specific purpose of being turned into vials? I am assuming that melting temperatures would be high enough to sterilise them, never mind then storing them at -80 degrees. I've got loads of spare glass knocking about; I imagine I'm not the only one who always washes out and keeps empty jars! "
I was wondering the same thing, just not sure what sort of glass they're made out of though.
There are companies that manufacture plastic ones so it might not be the major issue it seemed early on. |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
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"Hearing a lot about vial shortages for potential vaccines - not from reliable sources, mind, but it did get me thinking. If it were to speed up production would it be an unrealistic idea to set up glass collection facilities for empty jars and bottles with the specific purpose of being turned into vials? I am assuming that melting temperatures would be high enough to sterilise them, never mind then storing them at -80 degrees. I've got loads of spare glass knocking about; I imagine I'm not the only one who always washes out and keeps empty jars! "
Surely there should be enough being recycled? Not sure where they all go, but should be plenty. I suspect it's the specialist plant needed to manufacture them rather than the raw materials. |
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Its a different type of glass Amber, a much purer sand is mixed with boron and others so the vaccine is not compromised by the glass, standard glass would leech into the vaccine
It was a great idea though x |
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"Its a different type of glass Amber, a much purer sand is mixed with boron and others so the vaccine is not compromised by the glass, standard glass would leech into the vaccine
It was a great idea though x"
This is the sort of informative and interesting post that keeps me coming back to this section of the forums |
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"Its a different type of glass Amber, a much purer sand is mixed with boron and others so the vaccine is not compromised by the glass, standard glass would leech into the vaccine
It was a great idea though x"
Ohhh I didn't know this! Thank you x |
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There was a factory up in the north east that made these vials. Only one in the country.
Unfortunately the government sold it off to the French a couple of years ago.
How's that for forethought ? |
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"Hearing a lot about vial shortages for potential vaccines - not from reliable sources, mind, but it did get me thinking. If it were to speed up production would it be an unrealistic idea to set up glass collection facilities for empty jars and bottles with the specific purpose of being turned into vials? I am assuming that melting temperatures would be high enough to sterilise them, never mind then storing them at -80 degrees. I've got loads of spare glass knocking about; I imagine I'm not the only one who always washes out and keeps empty jars!
Surely there should be enough being recycled? Not sure where they all go, but should be plenty. I suspect it's the specialist plant needed to manufacture them rather than the raw materials."
You can picture it now can't you... Environmental disaster caused by plastic vials of. Covid vaccine getting stuck in fish gills.... |
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"There was a factory up in the north east that made these vials. Only one in the country.
Unfortunately the government sold it off to the French a couple of years ago.
How's that for forethought ?"
Who sold it off?
But yes rather bad timing.
You can see shortages being predicted for all kinds of crap.... Vials, Labels, needles, boxes, sterile waste bins, super cool freezers, super warm gloves, etc... |
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