Guidance

Protecting vaccines from freezing in extremely cold environemnts

The purpose of this paper is to present results of tests conducted to determine the \"warm life\" of a well known vaccine carrier, witand without simple modifications. The information presented in this paper can be used by health care workers to protect their vaccines from freezing during shipment.

Authors

Languages

  • English

Publication year

1995

Publisher

Health Canada

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Supply chain & logistics

Diseases

  • Diphtheria

Organisations

  • World Health Organization (WHO)

Tags

  • Cold box / vaccine carrier
  • Distribution system
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Wastage

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