Nurses seek clarification about new expiry dates on Pfizer Covid vaccines
A nurse prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine Siam Paragon shopping complex in Bangkok on Dec 20. (File photo: Somchai Poomlard)
The Food and Drug Administration has said it was following the latest approved safety information when it extended the shelf life of some batches of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to 15 months from nine.
The FDA was responding to a complaint from the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council, which expressed concern that the extension might affect people’s health.
Suchitra Luengamornlert, the council president, submitted a letter to the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health on Jan 31 to…
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