Post00386 PROTECTION OF MORE COLD SENSITIVE VACCINES 23 October 2001 CONTENTS 1. PROTECTION OF MORE COLD SENSITIVE VACCINES " Hep B freezes at ?0.5, two degrees above DPT. ....field assessments in recent years have shown that DPT freezing is a common problem,..." It has bee...

Post00349 VACCINE WASTAGE 13 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE WASTAGE Continued In Technet Post00345, 05 June 2001, Samir J Shah, MOH/Oman, kindly posted his observations and questions on vaccine wastage in his region of Oman. His original message is re-posted below. In todays posting J...

Post00347 FREEZING VACCINES 07 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. DISCUSSION OF DAMAGE TO VACCINES BY EXPOSURE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES In post Post00343, Vaccine Freezing: Why Is The Cold Chain Too Cold?, 20 May 2001, Andy Tucker, PATH-CVP, Anthony Battersby, FBA, Hans Everts, WHO/EPI, and Soren...

Post00345 VACCINE WASTAGE 05 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE WASTAGE. INVITING COMMENTS AND LOOKING FOR REFERENCES Inspired by an earlier Technet Forum discussion, Samir J Shah, MOH/Oman, has looked at vaccine wastage in his region of Oman and has found that wastage seems to be higher ...

Post00343 VACCINE FREEZING: WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? 20 May 2001 CONTENTS 1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? MORE..... 2. HEP-B OUT OF THE COLD CHAIN? 3. VVMs ON VACCINES 1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? MORE..... The freezing point of Hepatitis B vaccine is -0.5'C The f...

1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? Soren Spanner, WHO/SEARO, kindly posts the file of his recent presentation at the Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Briefing, March 2001. The findings of a multi year-multi site study, including a clear description of the failure modes leading to frequent long ...

Post00320 WASTAGE FACTORS Continued 13 February 2001 CONTENTS 1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued 2. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS REQUIRES STOCK RECORDS + SOFTWARE 1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued In Technet Forum Post00316, ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE...

Post00316 ESTIMATING WASTAGE FACTORS 29 January 2001 CONTENTS 1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued In Technet Post00311, ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS, 15 January 2001, a discussion on estimating vaccine wastage and vaccine wastage factors was posted. The context of the ...

POST : 00413E : VACCINE WASTAGE (STUDY) 18 January 2002 _________________________________________________________ The journal "Vaccine", in its issue no.20 (2002) published an article :"Frequency and Causes of Vaccine Wastage", a study of vaccine wastage in the United States...

POST : 00413E : VACCINE WASTAGE (STUDY) 18 January 2002 _________________________________________________________ The journal "Vaccine", in its issue no.20 (2002) published an article :"Frequency and Causes of Vaccine Wastage", a study of vaccine wastage in the United States...

Post00311 Estimating Vaccine Wastage Factors 15 January 2001 CONTENTS 1. DISCUSSION ON ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS It is important to monitor vaccine wastage in national immunization programs and to use wastage data as a routine program planning and management tool. Vaccine wastag...

Post00301 VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES 28 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES This list of reference documents on vaccine freezing was kindly posted by Debbie Kristensen, PATH. The problem of vaccine freezing has been around since the earliest days of the Expanded P...

Post00299 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED 16 November 2000 CONTENTS 0. MODERATORS NOTE ON VACCINE FREEZING 1. LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: IN TRANSPORT 2. LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: REFRIGERATORS 3. THE USE OF INDICATORS: THE STOPWATCH 4. OTHER THOUGHTS... The Technet'99 report and prese...

Post00243 VACCINE FREEZING 18 April 2000 CONTENTS 1. CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMIT FROM 0 TO 2 DEGREES? 2. MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES & VACCINE STORAGE TEMPERATURES 3. COOL FACTS: FREEZING IN ICE LINED REFRIGERATORS 1. CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMIT FR...

Post00239 VACCINE FREEING 06 April 2000 CONTENTS 1. CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMIT FROM 0 TO 2 DEGREES? 2. FREEZE VVMS? Moderator's note: Corrections: 1. The previous TECHNET Forum post on Tuesday 4 April was Post00238 not 0338 as indicated in the post.Post00237 was inco...

Post00231 VACCINE FREEZING 14 March 2000 CONTENTS 1. CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMIT FROM 0 TO 2 DEGREES? 2. VACCINE FREEZING IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES 3. DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR MODIFICATIONS? 4. VACCINE LOSS? COST? A QUESTION 1. CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMI...

Post0226 VACCINE FREEZING 8 February 2000 CONTENTS 1. CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMIT FROM 0 TO 2 DEGREES? 2. MULTI FLOW REFRIGERATORS AND VACCINE FREEZING: CONTINUED 3. DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR MODIFICATIONS? 4. REQUEST FOR ACTION ON FREEZING AND P.I.S. Moderators note: Th...

Post0214 VACCINE FREEZING 07 January 2000 CONTENTS 1. COMMENTS: ALERT: FROST-FREE REFRIGERATORS IN THE COLD CHAIN 2. INTRODUCTION OF FREEZE SENSITIVE VACCINES INTO THE EXISTING COLD CHAIN 3. TECHNET RECOMMENDATIONS ON CC EQUIPMENT WITH LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION Contributions to: [email=technet@ac...