Bengaluru: The Category of Category of the Ministry of Health Union with no vaccine, including Covid-19, must be used outside the expiration date as mentioned in the bottle label they have caused further confusion, especially in the background of the Covaxin life extension.
In November, Bharat Biotech said Vial Covaxin had proven stability more than six months and can be used up to 12 months since the time of manufacturing.
The company has also issued communication to private hospitals that the new expiration date of Kovagin dose – which was previously scheduled to end between September 2021 and June 2022 – now it will be between March 2022 and September 2022.
Coronavirus Live Update, in its response to the demand for the Government of Karnataka related to policy Open cleansers and extensions of the shelf life of the drug for six months, the Ministry of Health Union on December 23 said it was impossible to ensure the implementation of vaccine bottles without a vaccine monitor.
The center answer further said, “…
all vaccines, including Covid-19 vaccines, should not be used outside the expiration date as mentioned on the label of each vaccine.” Recent developments have created confusion among private hospitals in Bengaluru, which have a stock of nearly 5.5 lakh doses of Covaxin, which ended in November-December, leaving with labels attached to bottled bottle vaccines and six months.
While private hospitals want to stick to the recent producer statement, they have been seeking label changes to clean up confusion, but the same thing has not happened.
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Dr.
Gagandeep Kang Virologist, Professor at Christian Medical College (CMC), said the institution had a hospital and the association of the Nursing Home President Dr.
HM Prasanna told TI about manufacturers and hospitals.
“What the state government center also binds us.
Private hospitals have invested in vaccine doses and they cannot be wasted.
We will go with what the manufacturer said,” he said.
Responding to TI’s request, the head of the company’s hospital chain which has nearly 4 doses of Lakh Covaxin says that most bottles have been sent to Hyderabad for label changes or for exchanges with fresh supplies.
“Communication recently from the center of the state has added confusion.
We have kept several stocks with us here and explain the extended expiration date for vaccine seekers.
There is very little request …
However, we have not heard from the company about bottle labeling Vaccines, “said the doctor, asked for anonymity.
At the Sparsh Hospital there are nearly 12,000 doses of covaxin, which expires in November.
“Going by Bharat Boitech’s previous communication, these drugs ended in May 2022 and not November 2021.
With the central government has not made decisions about the booster dose and vaccination for children, we are in wheat.
The company can take this dose and use it on Another place, “said Chairman of the Hospital Dr.
Sharan Patil.
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“If the same situation continues, we might have to throw a vaccine dose like how farmers have recently thrown tomatoes.
Hopefully there are some meanings to apply,” added Dr.
Patil.
Dr.
Arundhathi Chandrashekar, Mission Director, National Health Mission, Karnataka said the state government did not have a stock of expired Covaxin Vial.
“Private hospitals should also not use bottle expiration and have to label them.
We will discuss this issue further,” he added.
Tii’s request for Bharat Biotech does not trace the response until the time will print.