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Usually, the gap between designing a study and scaling it up to reach people on the ground takes years. Sisonke did it in a matter of 17 days – and rewrote history.
Usually, the gap between designing a study and scaling it up to reach people on the ground takes years. Sisonke did it in a matter of 17 days — and rewrote history.
SA can now keep Pfizer jabs in a bar fridge for a month 24 May 2021 Vaccine roll-out will be easier now that Pfizer confirms the lifespan of its Covid-19 vaccine in a refrigerator is more than six times longer than first estimated . (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) This extends the shelf life of the doses six-fold — from five to 31 days — and will help to speed up the country’s vaccine roll-out because the new storage conditions will result in simpler logistics, cheaper equipment and less waste. In a circular issued on 21 May, the health department inst...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved changes to the storage conditions for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, allowing it to be stored in a refrigerator for a month. This extends the shelf life of the doses six-fold – from five to 31 days – and will help to speed up the country’s vaccine roll-out because it means simpler logistics, cheaper equipment and less waste. In a circular issued on 21 May, the Health Department instructed vaccination sites to follow the new guidance with immediate effect, also with regards to batches that have already been distributed. ...
New data confirms the lifespan of a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in a bar fridge is 31 days, not 5 as originally estimated Adopting this storage policy would result in simpler logistics for site managers, faster immunisation coverage, cheaper equipment and less waste South Africa’s regulatory body has approved the change in storage conditions and the health department sent out a circular on May 21 informing vaccination sites that unopened, thawed Pfizer vials can be now stored in a fridge for up to 31days. South Africa’s medicines regulatory body, the South African Health Products Regulatory A...