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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine no longer needs to be kept at ultra-freezing temperatures and can be stored safely in normal medical freezers, making distribution easier, the firm said in a report on Friday.
The manufacturers of the shots, including the German biotechnology firm BioNTech, have discovered that doses can stay between 5 and -13 degrees Fahrenheit without spoiling – instead of -94 degrees as previously thought, according to the Financial Times.
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Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech, says the ability to store life-saving stab wounds at higher temperatures at a higher temperature.
The newspaper reports that the new ‘stability data’ against the vaccine released by the companies has been submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration.
Pfizer’s groundbreaking vaccine was the first to be approved in the US and Europe last year. But in November, experts warned that the vaccine could become a logistical nightmare to spread after due to the storage temperature of less than zero.
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Businesses involved in the delivery of the shots have since also complained that the government has not considered the challenges of ‘last delivery’.
The need to store and transport the vaccine at ultra-freezing temperatures has slowed its explosion, especially in remote areas without so-called “cold chain” infrastructure.