Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine expiry date extended by 2 months
On the afternoon of March 3, the Ministry of Health announced that it would increase the shelf life of the Covid-19 vaccine Spikevax (another name for the Moderna vaccine) from 7 months to 9 months, calculated from the date of manufacture.
Accordingly, the Covid-19 vaccine Spikevax (another name for the Moderna vaccine) has its shelf life updated from 7 months to 9 months from the date of manufacture, under storage conditions of -25 degrees Celsius to -15 degrees Celsius.
This expiry date update applies to batches.Moderna vaccineimported into Vietnam from March 2, 2022.
The above decision is based on the announcement dated March 2, 2022 of the Department of Drug Administration and the conclusion of the Advisory Council for granting registration certificates for circulation of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients, Ministry of Health.
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| Covid-19 vaccine researched and produced by Moderna. |
The updated expiry date of the Moderna vaccine was also approved by the European Medicines Agency on December 8, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration on January 31, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on February 9. In addition, the drug regulatory agencies of the UK, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, etc. have also approved it.
The Spikevax vaccine, researched and produced by Moderna pharmaceutical company, was approved by the Ministry of Health for conditional use for urgent needs in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic on June 28, 2021.
The Ministry of Health affirmed that updating the expiry date of the Spikevax (Moderna) vaccine does not change the quality, safety, and effectiveness of the vaccine.
