COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech: change to shelf life when stored in refrigerators at 2-8C

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This change extends the approved storage period of the unopened, thawed vial at 2-8°C (i.e. cold chain conditions) from 5 days to 31 days (1 month).

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COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech: change to shelf life when stored in refrigerators at 2-8C

COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech: change to shelf life when stored in refrigerators at 2-8C

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Letter from Emily Lawson (SRO Vaccine Deployment, NHS England and NHS Improvement) and Dr Keith Ridge CBE (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England).

Published 20 May 2021.