JUST IMAGINE THIS…
…you get a shiny new car delivered straight from the manufacturer. You are told to contact your local hardware shop, where they will connect up the brakes following instructions on the internet.
When you ask if the hardware shop has ever done it before, the answer is NO…
…but the instructions are clear, sir or madam.
How would you feel about that? The brakes are your last line of defence in keeping you safe, and they are connected by amateurs (albeit willing and enthusiastic), following instructions on the internet.
Well, that’s the equivalent of what happened with the Frozen SARS-CoV-2 injections.
It was illegal under EU and UK pharmaceutical law, detailed in Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors 2017 (The Orange Guide).
WHAT WERE THE INSTRUCTIONS?
Taking the Pfizer/BioNTech example, here is the MHRA website link to the instructions:
REG 174 INFORMATION FOR UK HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Frozen vials should be transferred to 2 °C to 8 °C to tha…