Unused Covaxin Vaccine Stock Relabelled To Extend Expiry Date To 12 Months

According to sources, Bharat Biotech is picking up unused stocks of Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, and updating the expiry date on the labels.

This follows after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved that the vaccine’s expiry date can be extended from nine to 12 months. This approval is based on the stability studies showing that the vaccine is good up to 12 months.

Earlier, the shelf life of vaccine was considered to be only up to six months.

Every vaccine dose has a shelf life (expiry date) that is determined after various tests are conducted to assess how long a vaccine can stay sterile and stable in different temperatures and environments.

Covaxin-maker Bharat Biotech, received an extension of 12 months on the shelf life of its Covid vaccine, in November 2021.

After getting this approval, Bharat Biotech has now started to pick up unused stock of Covaxin and will re-label them with a new expiry date. 

This re-labelled stock will be used for th...