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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...

Post00341 PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT 10 May 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS: PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT *This discussion paper by John Lloyd, PATH-CVP, sets out the key technology and systems development priorities for removing the obstacles to the more equitabl...

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 ...

Post00338 EPI WASTE 1 May 2001 CONTENTS 1. DISPOSAL OF UNUSED VACCINE VIALS 2. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL Continued 3. HEALTH-CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOL 4. FROM GAVI IMMUNIZATION FOCUS: FIRST, DO NO HARM 1. DISPOSAL OF UNUSED VACCINE VIALS T...

Post00325 VACCINE VIAL MONITORS 1 March 2001 CONTENTS 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! 2. VVM ON VACCINES: CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNED ROLLOUT 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! In Technet Forum Post00314, VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!, 25 January 2001, Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, re...

Post00325 VACCINE VIAL MONITORS 1 March 2001 CONTENTS 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! 2. VVM ON VACCINES: CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNED ROLLOUT 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! In Technet Forum Post00314, VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!, 25 January 2001, Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, re...

Post00301 VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES 28 November 2000 CONTENTS 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 Program ...

Post00299 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED 16 November 2000 CONTENTS MODERATORS NOTE ON VACCINE FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: IN TRANSPORT LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: REFRIGERATORS THE USE OF INDICATORS: THE STOPWATCH OTHER THOUGHTS... The Technet'99 report and presentations are avai...

Post00293 FREEZE WATCH INDICATORS, EXPIRY DATES & USE 27 October 2000 CONTENTS FREEZEWATCH EXPIRY DATE AND USE OF FREEZEWATCH INDICATORS WHO and vaccine manufacturers warn against freezing of DTP, DT, Td, TT, Hb, HIB and other liquid vaccines. Recent data suggests that temperatures bel...

Post00278 GAVI GUIDELINES FORMS + VAX INTRO + UPDATES 20 September 2000 CONTENTS 1. REVISED GAVI APPLICATION FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 2. WHO & ACCELERATED VACCINE INTRODUCTION 3. DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES AND FORMS: ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES 4. GAVI & GFCV INFORMATION UPDATE ...

Post00269 VACCINE RECONSTITUTION + V NEWS 28 July 2000 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE RECONSTITUTION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 2. VACCINE NEWS VACCINE RECONSTITUTION: PROBLEMS, APPROACHES AND SOLUTIONS PATH has begun investigating improvements to the reconstitution process of lyophilized vaccines su...

Post00262 VACCINES + IMMUNIZATION 27 June 2000 CONTENT REPORT URGES IMPROVED VACCINATIONS By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) 17 June 2000 via NewsEdge Corporation - Vaccinations of America's toddlers may be at a record high, but the immunization system is under crit...

Post00262 VACCINES + IMMUNIZATION 27 June 2000 CONTENT REPORT URGES IMPROVED VACCINATIONS By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) 17 June 2000 via NewsEdge Corporation - Vaccinations of America's toddlers may be at a record high, but the immunization system is under crit...

Post00259 WASTE MANAGEMENT 20 June 2000 CONTENTS 1. HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT: WHO STRATEGY, REPORT, AIDE MEMOIRE 2. ENVIRON.COM:Free Waste Management Software 3. KIDS ILL AFTER SMALLPOX VACCINE EXPOSURE AFTER FINDING IN WASTE - RUSSIA HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT: WHO STRATEGY, REPORT, AI...

Post00253 UNIJECT UPDATE 23 May 2000 CONTENTS 1. UNIJECT UPDATE UNIJECT UPDATE Debbie Kristensen, PATH, has kindly posted an update on the UNIJECT a proprietary, auto-disable, prefilled device. It combines drug or biological, syringe, and needle packaged in a sealed foil pouch. UNIJECT te...

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 incorrec...

Post00237 WASTE MANAGEMENT + INJECTION SAFETY 30 March 2000 CONTENTS 1. DECREASING THE PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN OF HEALTHCARE WASTE 2. DRAFT KEY ELEMENTS:A NATIONAL STRATEGY:SAFE HEALTH-CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT 3. DRAFT KEY ELEMENTS: AIDE MEMOIRE 4. BD WORLD WIDE IMMUNIZATION CONTACT LIST 5. SAFETY O...

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 CHANGING VACCINE STORAGE LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMIT FRO...

Post0230 INJECTION SAFETY & WASTE DISPOSAL 9 March 2000 CONTENTS SMALL SCALE INCINERATOR TRIALS - SOUTH AFRICA LOW-COST MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR MANUAL AND PLANS ARE NOW AVAILABLE SHARPS INCINERATION EMISSIONS CONTROL - NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT HELP? COMMENT RE: POST0216 INJECTION SAF...

Post0218 T-ZONES & LTP 18 January 2000 CONTENTS 1. T-ZONES AND LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION 2. VACCINE FREEZING AND FROST FREE REFRIGERATORS, CONTINUED 3. REFRIGERATOR TEMPERATURE RANGE 2'C TO 8'C? 4. SOLUTION SUGGESTION FOR VACCINE FREEZING 1.T-ZONES AND LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION Hans ...