With the method, the company believes that in April and May Denmark will be able to vaccinate 270,000 more citizens than planned, if the method is used.
So far, it has been tested at two vaccination centers in Copenhagen, and RobinTech is currently negotiating with the Capital Region and the Statens Serum Institut. In the long run, the method will be rolled out to the whole country.
Christian Sundby, who is unit manager for Sterile Series Production in the Capital Region and who has helped roll out the method in Copenhagen, says that the perspectives for the method “are really nice”.
– You get several doses out of each vial. It’s a little different in the way you pull out of the vial, and that’s perhaps the biggest difference. But once you get used to that method, it is at least as easy to use, he says.
According to Christian Sundby, the method can get seven doses out of the vial instead of six each time. That’s pretty accurate, he says. He does not know if the region is making a deal with RobinTech, but he hopes so.
– I hope we get there. I can easily see the perspectives, it is indisputable, he says.
The Danish Regions state in a written comment that they are positive about the method, but that there has been a need to test it in practice.
– The experiences of the Capital Region of Denmark must now be discussed in the steering group for the roll-out of the vaccination program, where SST sits at the end of the table, as well as between the Capital Region of Denmark, SSI and the company. Then we can assess the potential in rolling out the method in entire countries, Danish Regions informs in a written comment.
Specifically, the holder with the camera can ensure that you get the exact amount of vaccine dose into the syringe.
Because the Pfizer vaccine is slightly unstable, it is important to avoid shaking and movement because it can cause air bubbles.
RobinTech’s method controls both the air intake in the vaccine container, the angle of the container and where in the container the vaccine is drawn from.
Doctor and entrepreneur Martin Vesterby, who heads the company, hopes that they “within a few days” can make an agreement with the Capital Region.
– When we have tested out at the vaccination sites, they have not managed to get seven up at any point with the standard method. But the same people have received seven doses each time with our solution, says Martin Vesterby.
In practice, the method has only been used with the Pfizer vaccine, but according to Martin Vesterby, the preliminary results show that the method can be used on all vaccines. It takes about an hour to train staff in using the method.
Source: The Nordic Page