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COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162, PF -07302048)
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Response to 03 August 2021 FDA queries 
PFIZER CONFIDENTIAL
Page 1TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES.....................................................................................................................1
QUERY 1 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...2
RESPONSE 1 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 2
QUERY 2 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...6
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QUERY 6 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .14
RESPONSE 6 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 14
LIST OF TABLES
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In Section 3.2.S.2.5 Process Validation and/or Evaluation –Shipping Performance 
Qualification, you stated that the expected transit time for shipment of the  DS from 
the Pfizer Andover DS manufacturing site to the Pfizer Kalamazoo and Pfizer Puurs DP 
manufacturing site s is , respectivel y. Please provide supportive data to 
demonstrate that the ph ysicochemical and biological attributes of the DS are not impacted 
after exposure to the shipping hazards (e.g., shock, vibration, pressure, thermal hazards, etc.). 
Please note that the data should be able to support the worst -case transit time of  
 DS.
RESPONSE 1
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Please update the Table 3.2.S.2.5 -2 “Performance Tests for Commercial Scale  
Validation and Routine Batches” in Section 3.2.S.2.5 Process Validation and/or 
Evaluation –Additional Process Evaluation to include the acceptance criteria/action limit for 
the performa nce-related parameters based on the results from the initial validation 
studies and the experience from commercial production. 
RESPONSE 2
The  is monitored for  validation using the performance 
parameters withestablished acceptance criteria based on initial validation studies and earl y 
commercial production aslisted in the Table 2 below.Table 3.2.S.2.5 -2 in Section 3.2.S.2.5 
Process Validation and/or Evaluation-Additional Process Evaluation has been updated.
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In document INX100433827 : COVID-19 Vaccine Drug Substance Process Validation Final 
Report, a deviation (PR ID 5222684) described that for PPQ batches 20Y513C301 –
20Y513C601,  was set  
 However, in Table 4-5 Results for Additional Process Inputs,  
 rate for all the impacted batches was recorded as  Please explain this 
discrepancy .
RESPONSE 3
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INX100433827 : COVID-19 Vaccine Drug Substance Process Validation Final Report for , 
Andover, MA
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Regarding the process validation and/or evaluation for the  
 in Pfizer Kalamazoo and Pfizer Puurs, please describe any  process controls and 
performance verification implemented at the DS during PPQ execution and 
provide available data to support the use of both  
. Please also confirm that the  
for all evaluated PPQ lots was within the target .
RESPONSE 4
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Please update the Table 3.2.A.3.1.1- 1 Nomenclature of ALC -0315 in Section 3.2.A.3.1.1 
Nomenclature [ALC -0315] to include the product number/code for the lipid AL C-0315 
manufactured in . 
RESPONSE 5
 does not have a unique product number/code for the ALC-0315 lipid.  However on 
their documentation, they report ALC-0315 as ALC-3
15.  Therefore, Section 3.2.A.3.1.1 
Nomencl
ature [ALC-0 315] is updated to indicate that ALC-0315 may be referred to as ALC-
315.
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Regarding your response (in STN 125742/0.16 dated July  23, 2021) to our IR query  3 dated 
July 9, 2021, about the validation of the CGE Integrit y method, we do not agree that a 
conclusion of a quantification limit of  
 The results as 
shown in Table 3 may  infer a quantification limit for  
We acknowledge that the 
assay is not for the assessment of impurity  and theactual quantification limit for impurity  
was not determined.
RESPONSE 6
We acknowledge that the Quantification Limit (QL) of  is inferred 
andthe actual QL for wasnotdemonstrated as part of the method validation 
studies.  was provided as part of the method 
validation for the reportable of ) and the method has been 
demonstrated to be suitable for intended use.
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