Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Storage and Handling Summary [2021/03/03]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Refer to CDC's Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit for best practices for vaccine storage and handling. ; Basics: Store vaccine in an ultra-cold freezer, thermal shipping container, freezer, or refrigerator. See guidance below for each storage unit. ; Follow the manufacturer's instructions for returning the thermal shipping container. ; Each thermal shipping container holds up to 5 trays of vaccine. » Each tray contains 195 multidose vials (1,170 doses). » A vaccine tray is approximately 9 in x 9 in x 1.5 in. ; Check and record storage unit temperatures each workday. See guidance below for each type of storage unit. Save storage records for 3 years, unless your jurisdiction requires a longer time period. ; Updated 03/03/2021. CS321570-I
• Subjects:
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • Drug Storage / standards
  • Vaccines / standards
  • Viral Vaccines
• Series:
  Vaccine Storage and Handling
• Document Type:
  Text
• Corporate as Subject:
  Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104750/cdc_104750_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 198.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Resources ; Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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