According to the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer will send fewer COVID-19 vaccination vials to the US after it is discovered that each vial contains an unplanned extra dose.
Pharmacists discovered in December that they could take an extra, sixth dose from each Pfizer vaccination vial; On January 6, the Food and Drug Administration granted Pfizer’s request to update the vaccine factsheet to make it clear that there is a sixth dose in the vials.
The change means that Pfizer will be able to ship fewer vials to fulfill its commitment to deliver 200 million doses to the US by the end of July.
“We will meet our offer obligations in accordance with our existing agreements – based on delivery of doses, not vials – and we are confident in our ability to deliver 200 million doses of our vaccine to the US Government by 31 July, “Pfizer spokesman said in a statement to The Post.
“In a situation of limited vaccine supply in the midst of a public health crisis, our intention with this label change is to provide healthcare providers with clarity, reduce vaccine wastage and enable the most efficient use of the vaccine,” the spokesman added. .