Question Number: 188
PDR Number: SQ22-000558
Date Submitted: 21/11/2022
Department or Body: Department of Health
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) can confirm that it analyses the contents of vaccine vials from each batch through batch release testing of the COVID-19 vaccines. Each batch of COVID-19 vaccine must undergo independent assessment by the TGA Laboratories before it is distributed. Every batch of all COVID-19 vaccines have been through the batch release process. The TGA Laboratories carry out a range of tests, including assessments for composition, identity, potency, purity and adventitious agents (contamination with microorganisms). Particulate contamination would also be detected. The results of testing are published on the TGA website, available at: www.tga.gov.au/batch-release-assessment-covid-19-vaccines.
