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Using narrow needle for Covid vaccines boosts supplies by up to 20pc – Telegraph.co.uk
Public Health England says staff able to get at least one more dose out of vials for both Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, which approved the two vaccines, was reportedly consulted on the issue and has “raised no objections”.
Addressing the science and technology select committee, Dr Ramsay said: “By using what’s called low dead space needles, we have been able to get more vaccine out of each vial, and that’s happened for the Pfizer vaccine and it’s also happening for the AstraZeneca vaccine. So that means that overall we’ve got more vaccine to go round, so that’s…
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