Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Packaging Poses Booster Tracking, Safety Surveillance Challenges, Experts Say
Executive Summary
Since company is using same vial and NDC code for primary series and booster dose, which is half the amount, immunization registries will not be able to capture how much Moderna vaccine an individual actually gets for their third dose.
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