Report

Vaccine Carrier Cold Life and Vial Freezing: Laboratory Testing Report

As part of PATH’s work in vaccine and pharmaceutical supply systems and equipment, this report summarizes experiments to assess the impact of the temperature and degree of freezing of water-packs on vaccine carrier cold life. The report also examines the impact of vial location on the freezing risk to vaccine vial contents during transport.

Authors

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2019

Publisher

PATH

Type

Report

Categories

  • Supply chain & logistics

Organisations

  • PATH

Tags

  • Cold box / vaccine carrier
  • Coolant pack

Topic references

FREEZE-PREVENTION-ADDITIONAL-INFO

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Aide-mémoire for prevention of freeze damage to vaccinesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2019GuidanceEnglish
Cold chain innovations - learnings from field evaluations of freeze protection and energy harvesting (16th TechNet Conference)Abdoulaye Gueye, Sandeep Kumar, Surendra Uranw2020PresentationEnglish
Expanded Polystyrene Recycling Association of India websiteExpanded Polystyrene Recycling Association of India2019GuidanceEnglish
Freeze-Preventive Vaccine Carrier: Frequently Asked QuestionsPATH2018GuidanceEnglish
Freeze-Preventive Vaccine Carriers: A Job Aid For Health Workers and Cold Chain LogisticiansPATH2017User guideEnglish
Guidance on selecting, commissioning and using freeze-preventative vaccine carriersWorld Health Organization (WHO)2021GuidanceEnglish
How to dispose of Thermogard gel ice packsThermogard2019GuidanceEnglish
How to select the right solution to address freezing during transportCHAIGuidanceEnglish
Koolit® and KoolTemp® DisposalCold Chain Technologies2019RepositoryEnglish
Planning and Implementing Solutions to address vaccine freezing in transportCHAIGuidanceEnglish
Products obtained during combustion of polymers under simulated incinerator conditions: II. PolystyreneF. W. Karasek , M. L. Parsons , R. A. Hawley-Fedder Journal articleEnglish
Temperature sensitivity of vaccinesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2006GuidanceEnglish
Vaccine Carrier Cold Life and Vial Freezing: Laboratory Testing ReportPATH2019ReportEnglish
Vaccine Management Handbook: How to monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chainWorld Health Organization (WHO)2015GuidanceFrench
Vaccine Management Handbook: How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operationsWorld Health Organization (WHO)2015GuidanceEnglish, French