Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Storage and Handling Summary [2021/07/15]

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  General Information: 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. ; 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. ; Vaccine can be ordered in 2 amounts: 1170 doses per tray; or 450 doses divided between 3 boxes. Each box contains 25 vials. ; 07/15/2021 CS321570-I
• Subjects:
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Masks
  • Physical Distancing
  • Schools
  • Ventilation
• 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/108340/cdc_108340_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 256.09 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library ; Public Health Resources
• Main Document Checksum:
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