The shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Sinovac has been EXTENDED in Malaysia!
Here is what you need to know…
Why Extend Pfizer + Sinovac Vaccine Shelf Life?
Vaccines generally have a shelf life of about 3 years, so many manufacturers were extraordinarily cautious when they only gave their COVID-19 vaccines a shelf life of about 6 months.
Such a short shelf life would mean that health authorities have to maintain a frenetic pace of vaccinations, or risk the expiry of their vaccine doses.
Even while there is a global shortage of vaccines, many doses had to be disposed when they “expired”, even though they are still safe and effective to use.
And we know that they are safe to use past their “original shelf life” because of ongoing stability data.
So it really makes sense to extend vaccine shelf life based on new stability data, to cut down on waste.
Read more : COVID-19 Vaccine Expiry Extension : What You Must Know!
Pfizer + Sinovac Vaccine Shelf Life Extended In Malaysia!
On 16 November 2021, the Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) announced that the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) had officially approved the shelf life extensions for these vaccines :
| Vaccine | Registration | Manufacturer | Newly Approved Shelf Life |
| Sinovac CoronaVac | MAL21046125ACSZ | Pharmaniaga Lifescience S/B Malaysia |
12 Months (+6 Months) |
| Pfizer-BioNTech COMIRNATY |
MAL21016022AZ | Pfizer Belgium NV, Belgium | 9 Months (+3 Months) |
| MAL21036039ASZ | BioNTech GmbH, Germany |
This shelf life extension will extend to ALL VACCINE STOCKS retrospectively, and would extend to any new doses that Malaysia may receive from now on.
In addition, the three manufacturers now have 6 months to update the shelf life that is printed on their vaccine vials.
This announcement comes after a complaint went viral on WhatsApp, claiming that the Ministry of Health was “secretly” extending the expiry dates of the Pfizer vaccine against manufacturer’s recommendations.
Read more : Are We Being Given EXPIRED Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine?
Existing Pfizer Vaccine Batches With Extended Shelf Life
Here is a list of existing Pfizer vaccine batches that will be given extended shelf life :
| Batch | Original Expiry Date | New Expiry Date |
| FE8163 | 31 October 2021 | 31 January 2022 |
| FF0884 | 30 November 2021 | 28 February 2022 |
| FF0884 | 30 November 2021 | 28 February 2022 |
| FF8871 | 30 November 2021 | 28 February 2022 |
| FG3716 | 30 November 2021 | 28 February 2022 |
| FG2872 | 30 November 2021 | 28 February 2022 |
| FG9019 | 31 December 2021 | 31 March 2022 |
| FG7900 | 31 December 2021 | 31 March 2022 |
| FH2528 | 31 December 2021 | 31 March 2022 |
| FG6272 | 31 December 2021 | 31 March 2022 |
| FH8773 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FH3253 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FH4763 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FH8773 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FK0112 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FK5475 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FH4752 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FJ5973 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FK6858 | 31 January 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| FH3221 | 28 February 2022 | 31 May 2022 |
Existing Sinovac Vaccine Batches With Extended Shelf Life
Here is a list of existing Sinovac vaccine batches that will be given extended shelf life :
| Batch | Original Expiry Date | New Expiry Date |
| 5019117 | 30 September 2021 | 31 March 2022 |
| 5019383 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019401 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019402 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019403 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019482 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019486 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019492 | 31 October 2021 | 30 April 2022 |
| 5019494 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019495 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019496 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019497 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019499 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019501 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019502 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019504 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019533 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019534 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019541 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019545 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019546 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019549 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019550 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019551 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019553 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019554 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019555 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019556 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019558 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019559 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019560 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019561 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5019694 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019695 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019697 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5019698 | 30 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 5020068 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5020069 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5020071 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5020072 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5020086 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5020087 | 31 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| 5020096 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020097 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020099 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020100 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020102 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020103 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020118 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020119 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020121 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020122 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020124 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020125 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020127 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020128 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020130 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020131 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020291 | 31 January 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| 5020292 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020294 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020295 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020297 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020298 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020300 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020301 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020303 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020304 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020306 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020307 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020309 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020310 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020315 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020316 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020321 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
| 5020322 | 28 February 2022 | 31 August 2022 |
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