Local business puts COVID-19 vaccine in deep freeze

It’s an essential part of getting the COVID-19 vaccine distributed safely, now a company in Summerville works to assemble medical-grade freezers at a record pace.

Tucked back into Varnfield Drive, it’s possible that nobody even knew such a company existed in Summerville, but a global pandemic put the spotlight on Horizon Scientific (HS), Inc. and cold storage. The company got the attention of Gov. Henry McMaster, who took a tour of their 170-thousand-foot facility on Dec. 15.

“Isn’t it interesting that here with this coronavirus pandemic among us and here we have in South Carolina one of the key parts to keeping our people safe, healthy and productive,” said McMaster.

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