Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
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Use this link to view or print the Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit [4MB, 109 pages] May 2014
Description
The Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit is based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the manufacturer's product information and studies from the National Institute for Scientific Technology (NIST). The toolkit outlines best practice strategies and recommendations on:
- Equipment considerations for storage units and temperature monitoring devices
- Maintaining the cold chain
- Routine storage and handling practices
- Inventory management
- Emergency procedures for protecting vaccine inventories
Note: For more detailed information on storage and handling recommendations and guidance for individual vaccines, please refer to FDA's package inserts easily found on the IAC website.Feb 2013
Related Resources
- You Call the Shots: Vaccine Storage and Handling Module is an interactive, web-based module which provides learning opportunities, self-test practice questions, reference and resource materials, and an extensive glossary. Continuing education or a certificate of completion available.
- Examples of vaccine labels [17 pages] which can be used to organize vaccines within the storage unit. Referenced in the storage and handling Toolkit and the Guide. Updated Nov 2012
- Guidelines for Storage and Temperature Monitoring of Refrigerated Vaccines [17 pages]Presentation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology on storage units, temperature monitoring devices (including digital data loggers), and temperature monitoring.New Nov 2012
- Temperature Excursion Checklist [1 page] Worksheet to use when storage unit temperatures are outside the recommended ranges. UPDATED JUL 2014
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