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Expiry date of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine extended

The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health has agreed to extend the shelf life of Spikevax (Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine batches imported into the country from March 2.
Expiry date of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine extended ảnh 1The Vietnamese Ministry of Health conditionally approved the vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam on June 28, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Drug Administration ofVietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health has agreed to extend the shelf life of Spikevax(Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine batches imported into the country from March 2.

According to a notice issued by the DAV on March 2,the expiry date of the vaccine has been extended from seven to nine months(from the manufacturing date) at the storage condition of -25 to -15 degreesCelsius, applicable to vaccine manufacturing establishments authorised by the Ministry of Health for emergency use.

The decision was made based on the conclusion of theministry’s Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs andMedicinal Ingredients, the MoH said on March 3, affirming that the adjustmentwill not affect the quality, safety and efficiency of the vaccine.

Earlier, the extension of the shelf life of thevaccine was approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on February 9, 2022,the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on December 8, 2021, the US Food and DrugAdministration (US FDA) on January 31, 2022, and drug agencies of the UK, Australia,Canada and Switzerland.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health conditionally approvedthe vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam on June 28, 2021./.
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