Table 2

COVID-19 vaccine characteristics

VaccineWHO EUL holderDoses/vialShelf-lifeStorage
COMIRNATY
COVD-19 mRNA vaccine (nucleoside modified)
BioNTech
Manufacturing GmbH
69 months after date of manufacture for undiluted vaccine at storage temperature −90°C to −60°C
  • −80°C to −60°C in ULT freezer

  • −90°C to −60°C in thermal shipper as temporary storage for up to 30 days from delivery (should be re-iced every 5 days if opened up to two times a day, less than 3 min at a time)

  • Up to 1 month (31 days) prior to dilution for undiluted thawed vaccine at +2°C to +8°C up to 2 hours for undiluted thawed vaccine at temperatures up to +30°C

VAXZEVRIA
COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1-S (recombinant))
AstraZeneca AB/SK Bioscience Co. Ltd
AstraZeneca AB
106 months for unopened vials stored at 2–8°C
  • 2–8°C

  • Opened vials can be stored at 2–25°C for use within 6 hours

  • Up to 25°C for 2 hours

COVISHIELD
COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1-S (recombinant))
Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd10Unopened vials can be stored at 2–8°C for 6 months or up to 25°C for 2 hours
Opened vials can be stored at 2–25°C for use within 6 hours
  • 2–8°C

COVID-19 vaccine (Ad26.COV2-S (recombinant))Janssen–Cilag International NV5Unopened vials −25°C to 15°C for 2 years
Unopened vials 2–8°C for 4.5 months of printed expiration date
Up to 25°C for 2 hours
  • 2–8°C

  • Or −20°C if kept unthawed in shipping conditions

SPIKEVAX
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (nucleoside modified)
Moderna Biotech
ModernaTX, Inc
10, 159 months at storage temperature: 20°C±5°C
  • 20°C

  • Do not store on dry ice or below −40°C

Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell)Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd. (BIBP)1, 2 or 524 months
  • 2–8°C

CoronaVac
COVID-19 vaccine (Vero Cell), inactivated
Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd1, 2 and PFS12 months
  • 2–8°C

COVAXIN
COVID-19 vaccine (whole virion inactivated corona virus vaccine)
Bharat Biotech International Ltd1, 5, 10, 209 months
  • 2–8°C

COVOVAX
COVID-19 vaccine (SARS-CoV-2 rS protein nanoparticle (recombinant))
Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd1, 109 months
  • 2–8°C

NUVAXOVID
COVID-19 vaccine (SARS-CoV-2 rS (recombinant, adjuvanted))
Novavax CZ a.s109 months
  • 2–8°C

  • EUL, Emergency use listing procedure; PFS, Prefilled syringe vaccine doses; ULT, Ultra low temperature .