The Vietnamese Ministry of Health conditionally approved the vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam on June 28, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Drug Administration of
Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health has agreed to extend the shelf life of
(Moderna) batches imported into the country from March 2.
According to a notice issued by the DAV on March 2,
the expiry date of the vaccine has been extended from seven to nine months
(from the manufacturing date) at the storage condition of -25 to -15 degrees
Celsius, applicable to vaccine manufacturing establishments authorised by the Ministry of Health for emergency use.
The decision was made based on the conclusion of the
ministry’s Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs and
Medicinal Ingredients, the MoH said on March 3, affirming that the adjustment
will not affect the quality, safety and efficiency of the vaccine.
Earlier, the extension of the shelf life of the
vaccine was approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on February 9, 2022,
the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on December 8, 2021, the US Food and Drug
Administration (US FDA) on January 31, 2022, and drug agencies of the UK, Australia,
Canada and Switzerland.
The Vietnamese conditionally approved
the vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam on June 28, 2021./.
Source: VietnamPlus
