Cold chain volume required per vaccine dose (in cm3)
PCV 10 - Synflorix ®: 4-dose vial: 8 cm3.
PCV 13 - Prevenar 13 ®: 1-dose vial: 37.8 cm3; 4-dose vial: 11.7 cm3.
PCV 10 - Pneumosil ®: 1-dose vial: 53 cm3; 5-dose vial 11 cm3. Go to footnote 1
PCVs in multidose vials may be kept for use up to 28 days if stored at 2-8°C.
Sources
- Go back to footnote reference 1
World Health Organization (n.d.). Considerations for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) product choice. World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/considerations-for-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-(pcv)-product-choice (accessed 5 August 2025).
