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Last updated 18th May 2022: added Spikevax dose for 6 to 11 year olds.
| COVID-19 Vaccines | ||||||
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| NAME | MANUFACTURER | PRESENTATION | TYPE OF VACCINE | AGE | DOSE | STORAGE CONDITIONS |
BioNTech-Pfizer | 30 microgram/0.3ml conc for dispersion for inj in vial, 0.45ml 10 microgram/0.2ml conc for dispersion for inj in vial, 1.3ml | mRNA (nucleoside modified) encoding viral spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, embedded in lipid nanoparticles | From 5 years | From 12 years: 30 microgram/0.3ml by im inj, repeated after 21 days. A booster dose may be given ≥6 months after second dose in patients ≥18 years. From 5 to 11 years, 10 microgram/0.2ml by im inj, repeated after 21 days. | Store frozen at -90oC to -60oC for ≤12 months (30 microgram) or ≤9 months (10 microgram).* Can be stored refrigerated at 2oC to 8oC for ≤31 days then at ≤30oC for ≤2hrs.* Following dilution store at 2oC to 30oC; use within 6 hrs.* Vial should not be shaken. | |
Moderna Biotech | 100 microgram/0.5ml dispersion for inj in vial, 5ml | mRNA (nucleoside modified) encoding viral spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, embedded in SM-102 lipid nanoparticles | From 6 years | 0.5ml by im inj, repeated after ≥28 days. A booster dose of 0.25ml may be given ≥6 months after second dose in patients ≥18 years. From 6 to 11 years: 0.25ml by im inj, repeated after 28 days. | Store frozen at -25oC to -15oC for ≤9 months. Can be stored refrigerated at 2oC to 8oC for ≤30 days then at 8oC to 25oC for ≤24 hrs. Following first withdrawal store at 2oC to 25oC; use within 6 hrs. Vial should not be shaken. | |
AstraZeneca | Susp for inj in vial, 4ml or 5ml | Recombinant adenovirus vector encoding viral spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, 2.5 x 108 infectious units per 0.5ml | From 18 years | 0.5ml by im inj, repeated after 4–12 weeks. A booster dose may be given ≥6 months after second dose. | Store refrigerated at 2oC to 8oC for ≤6 months. Following first withdrawal store at 2oC to 25oC; use within 6 hrs. Vial should not be shaken. | |
*Unbranded temporarily authorised COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech (Regulation 174) should be stored frozen at -80°C to -60°C for ≤9 months and may be thawed at ≤25°C for ≤2hrs. Following dilution it should be stored at 2°C to 25°C and used within 6 hrs.
Notes
- Once thawed vaccines cannot be re-frozen.
- All vaccines should ideally be given into the deltoid muscle.
- The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that pregnant women be offered COVID-19 vaccines at the same time as people of the same age or risk group. Comirnaty and Spikevax are the preferred first-dose vaccines for pregnant women of any age.1
- The JCVI says that COVID-19 vaccines can be received whilst breastfeeding.1
- Check national guidelines for any updates to dosing schedules, available at gov.uk.
- Report any suspected adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines at coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk.
Information summarised from manufacturers' Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs), available at medicines.org.uk.
Reference:
- COVID-19 vaccination: a guide for all women of childbearing age, pregnant or breastfeeding (updated 14 June 2021).