Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Packaging Poses Booster Tracking, Safety Surveillance Challenges, Experts Say

 
• By Sue Sutter

Since company is using same vial and NDC code for primary series and booster dose, which is half the amount, immunization registries will not be able to capture how much Moderna vaccine an individual actually gets for their third dose.

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The vial for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine may be punctured up to 20 times to withdraw either full doses for the primary series or half doses for the booster. • Source: Alamy

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