What Ingredients are in the COVID-19 Vaccine?

"Pfzer-BioNTech Vaccine

• 95% effective • Number of shots: 2 shots, 21 days apart
• Approved for use in people aged 16 years and older

• Ingredients:
messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids (((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl) bis(2-hexyldecanoate), 2 [(polyethylene glycol)-2000]- N,N-ditetradecylacetamide, 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine, and cholesterol), potassium chloride, monobasic potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, and sucrose •

Explanation of ingredients:
- Lipids: Nanolipids, or tiny fat molecules, protect the mRNA and provide a “greasy” exterior that helps the mRNA slide inside cells. Nanolipid components in the Pfzer-BioNTech vaccine include: ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1- diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate), 2 [(polyethylene glycol)-2000]- N,N-ditetradecylacetamide, 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine, and cholesterol -

Salts: Helping to balance the acidity in your body, the following salts are included in the Pfzer-BioNTech vaccine: potassium chloride, monobasic potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, and dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate -

Sugar: Basic table sugar, also known as sucrose, can also be found in the Pfzer-BioNTech vaccine. This ingredient helps the molecules maintain their shape during freezing.
• Does NOT contain: Eggs, Preservatives, Latex
Learn more, read the FDA full Pfzer-BioNToNTech Fact Sheet:
www.fda.gov/media/144414/download

Moderna Vaccine

• 94% effective •
Number of shots: 2 shots, 28 days apart
•Approved for use in people aged 18 years and older

• Ingredients: messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids (SM-102, polyethylene glycol [PEG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate, and sucrose

• Explanation of ingredients: - mRNA: Like the Pfzer BioNTech vaccine, Moderna’s also uses mRNA technology to build antibodies against COVID-19. - Lipids: Nanolipids help deliver the mRNA to the vaccine recipient’s cells. Nanolipid components of the Moderna vaccine include: (SM-102, 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero3- methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 [PEG2000-DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-snglycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]) - The remaining ingredients, including acids (acetic acid), acid stabilizers (tromethamine and tromethamine hydrochloride), salt (sodium acetate), and sugar (sucrose) all work together to maintain the stability of the vaccine after it’s produced.
• Does NOT contain: Eggs, Preservatives, Latex
Learn more, read the FDA full Moderna Fact Sheet:
www.fda.gov/media/144638/download.."
COVID-19 vaccine ingredients