Thread by @KristenShamus

I’m at the #Pfizer manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., for @freep this morning, where 3 semi-trucks have pulled into a loading dock, and are getting filled with doses of the nation’s first #COVID-19 vaccines. #vaccines #CovidVaccine

#Pfizer plans to ship out 6.4 million doses in this initial batch of its #COVID-19 vaccine today. Most of it will come from this Michigan manufacturing site, which had 600 workers dedicated to the #coronavirus vaccine project. @freep #CovidVaccines

A small crowd of local residents began to gather outside the #Pfizer plant in the pre-dawn hours Sunday. Among them was Joyce Huthcheson, 76, of Portage, who said she didn’t want to miss the historic moment when these #COVID-19 vaccines ship out. @freep #CovidVaccine

Nancy Galloway, 63, of Plainwell is outside the #Pfizer plant, too.

“I had to come down here,” she said, noting she’s making a scrapbook from the pandemic that her nieces/nephews will be able to pass down through the generations. @freep #COVID #CovidVaccine

Susan Deur, 62, of Plainwell stood outside #Pfizer’s manufacturing plant in Portage Sunday morning, waiting for the first semi-trucks loaded with its #CovidVacvine to head out. She says she’ll get the vaccine when it’s her turn. “I’m proud of our Pfizer,” she said. @freep

We’ve posted this story to @freep, which will be updated once the trucks start moving: freep.com/story/news/hea…

The FedEx, UPS and Boyle Transportation trucks loaded with the nation's first doses of #COVID-19 vaccine are on the road, led by an unmarked police car and tailed by a second unmarked vehicle. They pulled out of #Pfizer's manufacturing plant near Kalamazoo about 8:25 a.m. @freep

The trucks filled with #Pfizer's #coronavirus vaccine were met by cheering crowds who clapped as they pulled out of the Portage, Michigan, manufacturing hub, headed for distribution centers and airports. @freep #CoronavirusVaccine #CovidVaccine

Here's my video for @freep of the FedEx, UPS and Boyle Transportation semi-trucks loaded with #COVID-19 vaccines leaving #Pfizer's manufacturing plant near Kalamazoo, Michigan:

https://twitter.com/freep/status/1338122711671910401?s=20

@freep #CovidVaccine

More coverage here👇about how Michiganders helped pave the way for the #Pfizer #COVID-19 vaccine. Some interesting people involved in ways big and small that brought the nation to this point: freep.com/story/news/hea… @freep #CoronavirusVaccine #CovidVaccine