Vaccine Specific Information

Sinovac-CoronaVac is a Vero cell-based, aluminum hydroxide-adjuvanted β-propiolactone-inactivated vaccine. Recommended for people who are 18-59 years of age.
• Characteristics: 
• Fully liquid, inactivated.
• Milky-white suspension in vials and AD pre-filled syringes.
• Two available presentations:
1. Non-auto-disable (non-AD) syringe: 0.5 mL
2. Vials, for which the following is needed:
• Auto-disable (AD) syringes: 0.5 mL
• Needles for intramuscular injection 23G × 1” (0.60 × 25 mm)
• It is a milky-white suspension, the dose is 0.5ml.
• The vaccine is available in a single-dose vial or prefilled syringe.
• Given intramuscular, preferably on the deltoid muscle.
• Interval of administration is 2-4 weeks after the first dose
• Both doses are necessary for protection, the same product should be used for both doses.
• Vaccine Handling:
• Store unopened vials in a refrigerator between +2 and +8°C until expiry date stated on the cover and opened vials (after first needle puncture) should be kept cooled at temperatures between +2 °C and +8°C during the immunization session
• Discard the vaccine after six hours of opening or at the end of the session whichever comes first.
• The vaccine has no VVM, monitor the temperature at least twice per day.
• Adverse events following immunization:
• Most of these symptoms are mild and lasted for few days
• Injection site pain
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue and Muscle pain
• Contraindication:
• A history of anaphylaxis to any component of the vaccine is a contraindication to vaccination
• People who have an anaphylactic reaction following the first dose of this vaccine should not receive a second dose of the same vaccine