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Berlin (dpa) - In the case of corona vaccinations in Germany, the preparation from the manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer can be used more easily in the future.
As Biontech's updated recommendations for action show, the vaccine can also be transported as a finished dose in the syringe for up to six hours at 2 to 8 degrees.
That would have resulted in new data on the stability of the vaccine.
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) told the German Press Agency on Saturday that this was good news, especially for those in need of care who were waiting for a vaccination at home.
The countries could now organize the vaccination campaign more flexibly.
"The fact that finished vaccination doses in syringes can in future be prepared for transport in the vaccination centers is a very practical help in the fight against the pandemic."
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So far, it has been recommended not to transport already diluted vaccine between facilities - i.e. between the vaccination centers of the countries where the preparation is stored at minus 70 degrees and vaccination missions in nursing homes or assisted living facilities.
According to Biontech, the diluted vaccine can be stored for a maximum of six hours at 2 to 30 degrees.
If necessary, it can be diluted at the vaccination center and then carefully transported as a prepared dose in the syringe.
Special cool boxes should be used for this.
Syringes or vials should be securely wrapped so that they stand upright and are not loose or rolling.
Six instead of five vaccine doses can now be drawn from one ampoule.
The vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer was the first to be approved in the EU at the end of 2020, and the preparation from the US manufacturer Moderna is now also being used in Germany.
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