Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Storage and Handling Summary: 12 Years of Age and Older (Purple Cap) [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. ; CS321570-I
• Subjects:
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • Drug Labeling
  • Drug Storage
• 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/112911/cdc_112911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 203.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library ; Public Health Resources
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b3bc3c7a4e2f953217bb252a2cdc0cf5360a548f6f81af3d8b855c75e386f91a6f8d5b082a72c9e955ac86e756f001e09f068dd726937809659323d61158a2ae