Anvisa extends validity of Pfizer vaccines to 15 months

National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) extends expiration date of Comirnaty vaccines (from Pfizer/Wyeth consortium) against covid-19 on Monday 10 for 15 months. As a result, for adults with an expiration date of 9 or 12 months – the purple cap vaccine will take an additional 6 or 3 months, as the case may be.

In a note, Anvisa says the measure, approved by the regulatory agency’s management of biological products, aims to accelerate the supply of vaccines to the Brazilian population. these doses Already purchased by the Ministry of Healthand is designed for teenagers and adults.

And vaccines for children

The decision adopted by Anvisa covers adult vaccines only; Children aged 5 to 11 years (orange hat) or age group 6 months to 4 years (wine cap).

There isn’t even a vaccine yet for this last folk. Although already approved by the PNI’s Technical Advisory Board on Immunization, the Ministry of Health’s top leadership has not yet decided to vaccinate these children. By G1The same trend is evident in this case, which occurred in the 5 to 11 age group but was released after a hearing and public consultation led by Minister Marcelo Queiroga.

Anvisa has issued a note reiterating that, taking into account these delaying moves by the immunizer, vaccines are only approved after they have proven that their overall benefits outweigh their risks. And it concludes: “Vaccines continue to be important in combating the epidemic, particularly in preventing serious illness and death.”