The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it is allowing the mRNA vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech to be stored at the standard freezer temperature for a period of up to two weeks. Pharmaceutical freezers and refrigerators can facilitate the standard freezer temperatures of -25 to -15 degrees Celsius (-13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit). The approval comes several…
FDA Allows Pfizer Vaccine to Be Stored at Standard Freezer Temperature
Pfizer Vaccine Can Be Stored at Higher Than Ultra-Low Temperatures, Company Says
February 20, 2021
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced Friday that their vaccine can be can be stored at higher than the ultra-low temperatures they had previously specified. The companies announced they have submitted new data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows the COVID-19 vaccine can be stored at -25 to -15 degrees Celsius (-13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit),…
Britain Says It Will Work With EU to Avoid Vaccine Disruption
LONDON—Britain will be able to work with the European Union to ensure there is no disruption to vaccine supplies, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday, arguing protectionism was not right during a pandemic. German Health Minister Jens Spahn earlier said he backed proposals to restrict vaccines leaving the EU, saying Europe should have its…
Pfizer Vaccine Approval Injects Business Positivity
Australia’s approval of its first COVID-19 vaccine will lift confidence and help fuel the country’s economic recovery from recession. The federal government announced on January 25 the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, with the start of vaccination program due late February. “Australians can have confidence…
Some Provinces See Positive Signs in COVID-19 Fight, but Hospitalizations a Concern
Some provincial authorities saw encouraging signs in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, even as experts warned that it’s too soon to draw conclusions from the data and provinces scrambled to deal with a looming shortage of Pfizer vaccines. Officials in both Quebec and Manitoba noted that case numbers have dropped slightly in recent days…
Australia Is Seeking Additional Information Regarding Norway Pfizer Concerns
Australia is investigating reports that Norwegian authorities are concerned about the safety of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after a number of elderly and frail people died after being inoculated. The Norwegian Medicines Agency has reported 29 people had suffered side effects from having the vaccine, 13 of them fatal. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is…
‘Ramp Up’ of Vaccine Delivery in Canada Not Expected Until April, Fortin Says
January 14, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canada should start getting two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered weekly in April, meaning the “ramp up” phase of Canada’s vaccine rollout is still more than two months away. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the vice−president of logistics for the Public Health Agency of Canada, says the specific delivery schedules for vaccines from both Pfizer-BioNTech and…
CMO Defends CCP Virus Vaccine Choice Amidst Concerns Over Supplies
The federal government will roll out the first phase of CCP virus vaccinations in the coming weeks; however, there are concerns over Pfizer’s limited supply as primary vaccine choice Oxford-AstraZeneca faces scrutiny. Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has stressed that it is not a question of whether one vaccine is better than the other but…
UK Nurse Tests Positive for CCP Virus After Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine Canceled
A UK nurse tested positive for the CCP virus after his second dose of a two-dose vaccine was delayed. Staff Registered Nurse David Longden wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend that he had received his first dose of the vaccine on Dec. 8. But his second dose, which was due on Jan. 5,…
Pfizer, BioNTech to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Volunteers Who Got Placebo
U.S.-based Pfizer and its Germany-based partner BioNTech plan to give volunteers who received a placebo in its COVID-19 vaccine trial an option to receive a first dose of the vaccine by March 1, 2021. “All participants aged 16 years and older who courageously volunteered to help make a difference during this pandemic have the option…
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