To squeeze out more doses per vial, vaccinators ask FDA to relax vaccine handling advice
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
President Joe Biden has promised enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize every willing adult by June 1. But right now, the gap between supply and demand is so dramatic that vaccinators are discovering ways to suck the final drops out of each vaccine vial if federal regulators will let them.
Pharmacists involved in the COVID-19 vaccination drive say it’s common to have half a dose left in a Pfizer vial after five or even six doses have been administered and to have half a dose left after 10 doses have been drawn out of a Moderna vial. Combining two half-doses could increase vaccinations by thousands at a time when 2 million or so doses are being administered every day in the country.
To Extract More Doses per Vial, Vaccinators Put Squeeze on FDA to Relax Vaccine Handling Advice
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To Extract More Doses per Vial, Vaccinators Put Squeeze on FDA
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To extract more doses per vial, vaccinators put squeeze on FDA to relax vaccine handling advice
President Joe Biden has promised enough covid vaccine to immunize every willing adult by June 1. But right now, the gap between supply and demand is so dramatic that vaccinators are discovering ways to suck the final drops out of each vaccine vial if federal regulators will let them.
Pharmacists involved in the covid vaccination drive say it s common to have half a dose left in a Pfizer vial after five or even six doses have been administered and to have half a dose left after 10 doses have been drawn out of a Moderna vial. Combining two half-doses could increase vaccinations by thousands at a time when 2 million or so doses are being administered every day in the country.