Guidance
Effects of freezing on vaccine potency
This document provides a literature review of articles about the effects of freezing on vaccine potency of hepatitis B, tetanus toxoid, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccines. Also included is a review of stability data of these vaccines at temperatures below 0°C. This document is part of a series that describes the serious risk of freezing vaccines and World Health Organization-recommended freeze-prevention strategies targeted toward all levels of storage and transport of vaccines.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2003
Publisher
PATH
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Diseases
- Diphtheria
Topic references
FREEZE-PREVENTION-BACKGROUND
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above Zero: Strategies to Prevent Vaccine Freezing | PATH | 2013 | Training | English |
| Effects of freezing on vaccine potency | PATH | 2003 | Guidance | English |
| Freezing temperatures in the vaccine cold chain: A systematic literature review | Carib Nelson, Dipika M. Matthias, Joanie Robertson, Michelle M. Garrison, Sophie Newland | Journal article | English | |
| Is freezing in the vaccine cold chain an ongoing issue? A literature review | Adama Sawadogo, Anupa M. George, Benjamin Schreiber, Celina M. Hanson | Journal article | English |
