[A contribution to the stabilisation of the MVA-vaccine (author's transl)].

The titre of the MVA-vaccine remains constant at -20 degrees C with human serum albumin, sorbitol, Haemaccel, Rheomacrodex and cysteine within 8 month. At -20 degrees C the stability of the MVA-virus is equivalent to the Vaccinia-virus, stabilized by peptone and sorbitol. Storing the MVA-Virus at +4 degrees C, +20 degrees C for 8 month or at 27 degrees C for 4 weeks, 1% human serum albumin and 5% sorbitol preserves the virustitre best, but the stability of Vaccinia-virus with 5% peptone and 5% sorbitol can, however, not be obtained by the MVA-virus under these conditions.