Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be stored in refrigerator for a month- U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authourised storage of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at normal refrigerator temperatures for up to a month. This is much longer than was previously allowed under the FDA’s emergency authorization and will make storage and distribution of the vaccine easier.
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The FDA says the change should make the vaccine more widely available by making it easier for doctors’ offices to receive, store and administer the vaccine.
Director of the FCD’s centre for biologics and research, Dr. Peter Marks, said “Making COVID-19 vaccines widely available is key to getting people vaccinated and bringing the pandemic to an end”.
Based on a review of recent data submitted by Pfizer Inc, the FDA is authorizing undiluted, thawed Pfizer-BionTech COVID-19 vaccine vials to be stored in the refrigerator at 2°C to 8°C (35°F to 46°F) for up to 1 month.
Previously, thawed, undiluted vaccine vials could be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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