Health by Shoba Rao, Angira Bharadwaj, Ellen Ransley, Zoe Smith and Nadia Salemme 2nd Apr 2021 1:25 PM | Updated: 8th Apr 2021 5:03 PM Premium Content
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has agreed to make it easier to store and transport the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Australia - as health experts around the countries decide the future of the embattled AstraZeneca jab. The TGA has today approved the storage and transportation of unopened vials of the vaccine at domestic freezer temperature levels of -25 degrees to -15 degrees Celsius for up to two weeks. This marks a major improvement in the logistics of managing the vaccine which was previously required to be stored at "ultra-cold" temperatures.