Formation

Above Zero: Strategies to Prevent Vaccine Freezing

This 4-minute animated video emphasizes the difficulty and importance of maintaining proper temperatures in the vaccine cold chain. The risk of exposing vaccines to freezing temperatures are now known to be significant. These risks can be reduced through health worker training, temperature monitoring, investing in new freeze-safe cold chain equipment, and in vaccine formulations that can withstand cooler temperatures.

Auteurs

Langues

  • Anglais

Année de publication

2013

Éditeur

PATH

Type

Formation

Catégories

  • Chaîne d'approvisionnement

Mots-clés

  • Cold box / vaccine carrier

Références sur le sujet

FREEZE-PREVENTION-BACKGROUND

TitreAuteurAnnéeTypeLangue
Above Zero: Strategies to Prevent Vaccine FreezingPATH2013TrainingAnglais
Effects of freezing on vaccine potencyPATH2003GuidanceAnglais
Freezing temperatures in the vaccine cold chain: A systematic literature reviewCarib Nelson, Dipika M. Matthias, Joanie Robertson, Michelle M. Garrison, Sophie NewlandJournal articleAnglais
Is freezing in the vaccine cold chain an ongoing issue? A literature reviewAdama Sawadogo, Anupa M. George, Benjamin Schreiber, Celina M. HansonJournal articleAnglais

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