The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna that it can begin adding up to 40 percent more of its COVID-19 vaccine formula into each of its vial shipments, sources tell The New York Times.
Officials will ask Moderna to submit additional data confirming the change in dosage amount won’t harm vaccine efficacy.
With this permission, the company will now be able to add 14 doses into each vial instead of the current 10.
Along with Pfizer, Moderna is the only company whose COVID-19 vaccine is approved for administration in the U.S. and was one of the first companies to receive federal funding under former President Trump’s Operation War Speed initiative.
A 14-dose vial could lead to increases in the U.S.’s overall vaccine supply by about 20 percent, reporters note.
Read more at The Hill.
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Neither vaccine is approved. They have an emergency use authorization. As soon as the pandemic is over, it will be illegal to administer either vaccine because no-one knows if they are safe or effective.
Covid wasnt “approved” either, We are in the middle of an emergency. We dont have the luxury of waiting. All who wont vaccinate and choose to wait must stay home and be super careful as their ability to spread the pandemic is greater. Either quarantine or vaccinate, your choice. And continue masking and social distancing, hand and skin hygiene and