FDA eases strict Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rules, making it easier to store

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Thu, 2021-05-20 09:11 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: FDA eases strict Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rules, allowing longer cold storage Previously, the coronavirus vaccine could spend only five days in an ordinary refrigerator before being used or discarded. Now it can last for a month after thawing. Paul Schemm, Katerina Ang, Paulina Firozi Washington Post

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has eased the cold storage rules for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine so that the doses can be kept longer at normal refrigerator temperatures.

The move will simplify the transport and delivery of this highly effective vaccine that has to be stored at ultracold temperatures in special freezer units. Previously, once the vials had been thawed, they could be stored in a normal refrigerator for only five days. That time period has now been extended to a month.

“Making covid-19 vaccines widely available is key to getting people vaccinated and bringing the pandemic to an end,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. “This change should make this vaccine more widely available to the American public by facilitating the ability of vaccine providers, such as community doctors’ offices, to receive, store and administer the vaccine.” ...

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