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| Topic | Question about storage of vaccine at vaccination sites |
| monkmith 04/04/21 5:24:48 PM #4: | so first off, it doesn't turn to poison if it gets warm. second, it doesn't instantly degrade when it goes above cryo temps. they store them on site in dry ice. to use a vial on a given day its pulled out and thawed in a fridge for about 2 hours. once its thawed it needs to be used within 6 hours. this isn't a hard limit, its not like if it rolls over the 6 hour time limit then the vaccine is instantly worthless. its just that the mRNA degrades at a set rate once thawed and that degradation is estimated to hit a point that makes the vaccine less effective at 6 hours. edit: it occurs to me it might be the lipid capsule the mRNA is delivered in that degrades first, i'm not entirely sure and i'm not having success looking it up. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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