Which vaccine brands have doses expiring between February and September?

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Vaccine Brands with Approaching Expiry Dates Between February and September Identified

Over eight million doses of various Covid-19 vaccines are scheduled to expire between February and September 2023, according to the Ministry of Health. These vaccines remain available for deployment within the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), particularly for booster vaccinations, until their respective expiry dates.
Sinopharm and Can Sino Vaccines Face Approaching Expiry

Sinopharm's Covilo vaccine has 499,970 doses set to expire in September. Additionally, Can Sino's Convidencia vaccine has seen 144,978 doses expire in February, with further batches of 2.1 million doses expiring in March and 900,000 doses in April.
Sinovac and Pfizer Vaccines Also Among Those Expiring

Sinovac's Coronavac vaccine has 1.16 million doses with expiry dates ranging from March to July, and another 1 million doses expiring in September. Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine has a substantial 2.59 million doses expiring by April 2023, while its paediatric formulation, Comirnaty Paeds, has 244,262 doses expiring by June 2023.
Total of Over Eight Million Doses Affected

In total, the Ministry of Health has indicated that 8,633,249 doses from these various brands will expire within the specified February to September 2023 timeframe. The ministry stated that these existing vaccine supplies will be utilised to continue the PICK initiative, with a focus on administering booster doses.

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