EU regulator says Pfizer coronavirus vaccine can be stored in regular refrigeration for a month

EU regulators say Pfizer vaccine can be kept in the fridge for longer

On Monday, the European Medicines Agency said that unopened and thawed vials of the Pfizer vaccine can be kept in the fridge for a month. The previous regulation had the vaccine limited to just five days in the cold conditions.

Pfizer vaccine can now be stored in fridge for longer, EU drug regulator says

The European Medicines Agency ruling could help the EU's Covid vaccine rollout.

Vaccine roll-out gets boost as Pfizer jab no longer needs to be stored at freezing temperatures

Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination roll -out has been given a boost after Europe’s drug regulator extended the storage time for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab at normal fridge temperatures from five days to a month.

EU drugs regulator says Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine can be stored in fridge for up to a month

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by US drug maker Pfizer and German firm BioNTech can be stored in the fridge for up to a month, significantly extending the jab's lifespan in EU nations.On Monday the regulator said its decision, which follows advice from its human medicines committee, will better “facilitate the handling of the vaccine.”Unopened thawed Pfizer vials can now be kept at between two and eig…

Pfizer Jab Can Be Stored In Fridge For A Month: EU Drug Agency

The EU's drug agency on Monday approved the storage of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in fridges for up to a month, in a move that should boost its rollout across the bloc.

Pfizer jab can be stored in fridge for a month: EMA

The Hague: The EU's drug agency on Monday approved the storage of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in fridges for up to a month, in a move that should boost its rollout across the bloc.The storage period in fridges of unopened vials of the vaccine, which initially had to be stored in super-cooled freezers, had been lengthened from five days, the European Medicines Agency said."Increased flexibility in the storage and handling of the vacci…