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A Revolutionary Solar Fridge Will Help Keep COVID Vaccines Cold In Sub-Saharan Africa

In all of Sierra Leone, only one functioning freezer meets the cold storage requirements for the Pfizer vaccine. It's housed in a complex at the Ministry of Health's medical compound in the capital Freetown and is only slightly larger than a residential fridge. (Jason Beaubien/NPR)
In all of Sierra Leone, only one functioning freezer meets the cold storage requirements for the Pfizer vaccine. It's housed in a complex at the Ministry of Health's medical compound in the capital Freetown and is only slightly larger than a residential fridge. (Jason Beaubien/NPR)

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