As of Monday, more than 150 Phase 1a community members had signed up for vaccination appointments at North Country, which occur 10 at a time — the number of Moderna doses in a single vial — to prevent waste. Once a vial is opened, staff have two hours at room temperature or six hours refrigerated to use all doses. The clinic’s current batch of unopened Moderna vaccines are viable until June, said Cooprider-Singer. These vaccines are locked in the clinic’s immunization room and doses are carefully recorded by vial in case recipients show any adverse effects. “We have been consistent in letting staff know these are not side effects.

Source: Daily Sun January 09, 2021 13:18 UTC