COVISHIELD
Covishield
Covishield vaccine is a vaccine that aims to protect against Covid -19.
Medicinal product
ChAdOX1n CoV -19 corona vaccine (Recombinant) .
Developer by
Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine
Manufactured by
Serum institute of India
Composition
- Recombinant ,replicatiom - deficient Chimapanzee adenovirus vector encoding with
- This product contain genetically modified organisam (GMOs) .
Colour
Solution colourless to slightly brown, clear to slightly opaque & particle free with Ph 6.6 .
Solution for injection.
Posology
- Covishield vaccine course consist of two separate dose of 0.5ml each.
- The 2nd dose should be administered between 4 to 6 weeks after 1st dose of the day.
- There is no data available for administered of 2nd dose upto 12week after 1st dose
Elderly people
Currently, limited individual less than 65 years of age. No dose adjustment required for elderly individual less than 65 years.
Paediatric person
Currently, limited individual less than 18 years have been yet been established.
Excipients
- L - Histidine
- L - Histidine hydrochlore monohydrate
- Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
- Polysorbate 80
- Ethanol
- Sucrose
- Nacl
- Disodium edetate dihydrate (EDTA).
Method of administered
- 1 dose contain (0.5 ml).
- Intramuscular injection (IM) only,preferably in delotid muscle
Overdose
- Experience of overdose is limited.
- There is no specific treatment of overdose with monitored and provided with symptomatic
Shelf life
- Once opened, multidose vials should be used as soon as practically possible and within 6 hours
- All opened multidose vials should be discarded at end of immunization session or within 6 hours.
Instructions
Don't shake the vial.
Label and packing for storage
- Store in refrigerator (+2*C to +8*C ),
- Don't freeze.
- Protect from light.
Content of container
Covishield supplied as ready for use liquid in rubber stopped multidose vial and single dose vial in below listed
1st dose - 0.5ml per vial
2nd dose - 1.0 ml per vial
5th dose - 2.5ml per vial
10th dose - 5.0 ml per vial
20th dose - 10 ml per vial
Reference
https://www.seruminstitute.com/pdf/covishield_fact_sheet.pdf
https://www.seruminstitute.com/health_faq_covishield.php
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