Both Moderna and Pfizer recommend Intermuscular vaccination. Why doesn’t Thailand follow the established guidelines?
”Vaccine Administration:
• It is important the proper sized syringes (to ensure the correct volume is accurately drawn up) and safety engineered needles are used when administering the vaccine
• Visually inspect each dose in the dosing syringe prior to administration. The diluted vaccine will be an off-white suspension.
• During the visual inspection:
o Verify the final dosing volume of 0.3 mL, and
o Confirm there are no particulates and that no discolouration is observed.
• If the visual inspection fails, do not administer the vaccine.
• Administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine intramuscularly in the deltoid
muscle.
• Do not inject the vaccine intravascularly, subcutaneously or intradermally.”