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| EU drugs regulator says Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine can be stored in fridge for up to a month | EU drugs regulator says Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine can be stored in fridge for up to a month |
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| 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. | 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.” | 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 eight degrees Celsius (normal fridge temperature) for 31 days, up from the previous five days. | Unopened thawed Pfizer vials can now be kept at between two and eight degrees Celsius (normal fridge temperature) for 31 days, up from the previous five days. |
| The vaccine's easier storage conditions should boost the EU's rollout of the jab, which must be transported in deep-freeze temperatures. | The vaccine's easier storage conditions should boost the EU's rollout of the jab, which must be transported in deep-freeze temperatures. |
| In March, the EMA approved the vaccine's storage at between -25 and -15 degrees Celsius for a maximum of two weeks. | In March, the EMA approved the vaccine's storage at between -25 and -15 degrees Celsius for a maximum of two weeks. |
| Production of Pfizer's vaccine in the EU is to step up after the bloc inked a huge deal with the company for an additional 1.8 billion doses. | Production of Pfizer's vaccine in the EU is to step up after the bloc inked a huge deal with the company for an additional 1.8 billion doses. |
| European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement earlier this month the EU had agreed to buy 900 million doses, with the option for another 900 million between 2021 and 2023. | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement earlier this month the EU had agreed to buy 900 million doses, with the option for another 900 million between 2021 and 2023. |
| The deal, worth a reported $43 billion according to DPA, came after the EU was hit by a shortfall in deliveries of the Covid-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca. | The deal, worth a reported $43 billion according to DPA, came after the EU was hit by a shortfall in deliveries of the Covid-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca. |
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