The Japanese company Terumo is responsible for the development of the new syringe. As quoted by Reuters Agency At the position, compared to the currently used equipment, it is able to take at least one additional dose vaccines.
In 2021, 20 million new syringes are to be built
A spokesman for the Japanese company said they were there Ministry of Health approved the design, and production of the new syringes will begin at the end of March. According to the Kyodo News agency, in 2021 the company plans to produce 20 million units of new syringes.
The mRNA preparation by Pfizer and BioNTech is offered in vials, which in the original version were to contain five doses vaccines against COVID-19. Novel syringes with low dead space are expected to allow six doses to be withdrawn from each of them.
Vaccination against COVID-19 began in February 2021 Japan. Minister Taro Kono, responsible for the vaccination program in this country, warned a few days ago that due to the lack of suitable syringes, some doses of the Pfizer vaccine may be wasted.
