Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
Direct communication with healthcare professionals on Spikevax bivalent booster vaccines - Direct communication with healthcare professionals on Spikevax bivalent booster vaccines
Direct communication with healthcare professionals on Spikevax bivalent booster vaccines
The Italian Medicines Agency would like to inform you of the following:
Reports of accidental underdosing of the Spikevax bivalent booster vaccines have been reported, where a 0.25 mL dose (equivalent to 25 µg) was administered instead of 0.5 mL (50 µg). In most cases, underdosing was due to dose confusion, since the booster dose volume for the original monovalent Spikevax vaccine used earlier in 2022 was 0.25 mL (equivalent to 50 µg).
- Spikevax bivalent booster vaccines have recently been approved by EMA for use in individuals 12 years of age and older. The correct dose is 0.5 mL (50 µg).
Published on: 11 November 2022