Reading an Electronic Freeze Indicator

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Planning

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Use vaccine vial monitors (VVMs) to determine when to use and discard vaccines

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Accurately use temperature monitoring devices to determine if vaccines are stored in safe conditions

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Perform a shake test when vaccines have been exposed to freezing temperatures

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Resources

IIP-Vaccine Cold Chain

Use and basic maintenance of cold chain and temperature monitoring equipment
Temperature monitoring chart

For monitoring and recording refrigerator temperatures every day, twice a day

Any time a vaccine is being transported or stored at your health facility, it must be kept at the right temperature: between two and eight degrees Celsius. This is especially important for freeze sensitive vaccines.