What Temperatures Should Vaccines Be?

Describe the cold chain in an immunization system

What is the Vaccine Cold Chain?

Correctly apply the multi-dose vial policy (MDVP) to safely handle opened multi-dose vials

Using the Multi-Dose Vial Policy

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

Reading an Electronic Freeze Indicator

Cold Chain

Tools for Monitoring Cold-Chain Equipment Data

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

How to Read a VVM

To keep vaccines safe, they must be kept at the right temperature. But temperature sensitivity can vary between vaccines.