Freedom of Information request on excipients on the COVID-19 vaccines (FOI 21/1045)

Published 17 January 2022

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15th September 2021

FOI 21/1045

Dear

Thank you for your email.

All excipients are listed in the Information for Healthcare Professionals sheet and Patient Information Leaflets which can be found at the following links:

Regulatory approval of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Regulatory approval of Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Regulatory approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

There are no trade secret ingredients.

Companies must disclose the active substance/s and all excipients as is detailed in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.

The below articles may also be of interest to you.

Fact Check-COVID-19 vaccines do not contain graphene oxide - Reuters

Pfizer vaccine does not contain graphene oxide (apnews.com)

Kind regards,

MHRA Customer Service Centre