Quixplained: Here’s how the front-runner Covid-19 vaccines need to be stored

There are several vaccines for Covid-19 in the works. As some enter the final stages of testing, the next big challenge is storage and transportation. The storage of a vaccine depends on the temperature they need to be kept at for their potency to remain intact. This varies with each vaccine candidate, even if they are developed using the same technology.

We look at the leading vaccines, their optimal temperature for storage, and whether India has the required cold chain.

Coronavirus vaccine: The storage of vaccines, and optimal temperatures for the leading Covid-19 candidates. Coronavirus vaccine: The temperature for storage of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine should be -60*C to -90*C. Coronavirus vaccine: Moderna’s candidate needs to be stored at -20*C. India has the required cold chain, but it is limited. Coronavirus vaccine: Russia’s Sputnik vaccine must be stored in -18*C. Coronavirus vaccine: The vaccine by AstraZeneca and Oxford is aiming for cold storage of +2*C to + 8*C. Coronavirus vaccine: Is it possible to develop vaccines that be stored in warmer temperatures?

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