Sign Out
Posology: RESTRICTED TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 2 YEARS OF AGE.
A single injection (0.5 mL) by the intramuscular or subcutaneous route with protection lasts around 3 years.
If exposure to risk continues, revaccination will be performed every 3 years.
Vaccination schedule is the same for children and for adults.
A successful extraction operation for one or more vaccine doses from a multidose vial depends essentially on the quality of the handling.
Method of administration: If the vaccine is an adsorbed vaccine, the vial must first of all be shaken gently, to avoid foaming, but sufficiently to obtain a homogenous mixture of the contents. Then, using a sterile syringe fitted with a sterile needle, a single dose is withdrawn from the multidose vial, after disinfecting the outer surface of the vial stopper using a disinfectant. For the subsequent dose(s), the same operation should be repeated.
Between the different withdrawal operations and, in any case, within not more than five minutes after the last dose withdrawn, the vial should be replaced in a refrigerator to keep the product at its normal storage temperature, i.e., between +2°C and +8°C (never place it in a freezer).
The manufacturer's legal liability covers the product up until its use.
The quality of the handling performed by the user to withdraw vaccine doses can affect the quality of a product packaged in a multidose vial.
For this reason, the manufacturer cannot assume responsibility for the product over 24 hours after the first extraction operation unless the vial has been stored, in compliance with the manufacturer's recommendations, at a normal refrigerator temperature.
Thereafter, follow the W.H.O. recommendations which, may be found in UNICEF or PAHO brochures.
