Vaccine Care: Storage Requirements and CDC Guidelines
Vaccine care is a task that requires a great deal of patience and focus. Vaccines require adequate care while transporting, handling, as well as storing. Spread of deadly viruses such as the recent Covid 19 Virus created conditions that emphasized the importance of vaccine care.
Caring for the vaccines by storing them appropriately is essential to maintain their potency. As per the recent CDC guidelines, the recommended temperature for storage of vaccines is between 36°F and 46°F (2°C – 8°C) with as little fluctuations as possible.
Given the importance of maintaining stable temperatures to ensure vaccine efficiency, the CDC also advises daily monitoring of the medical refrigerator temperatures, including the minimum and maximum temperatures to ensure that the temperature fluctuations, if any, are not too drastic to damage the vaccines.
At Aegis, we understand the importance of such stringent measures towards prolonging the duration as well as effectiveness of the vaccines. We also understand that adhering to all the CDC guidelines for vaccine care may become tiresome for professionals juggling various other responsibilities of paramount importance.
In keeping with the CDC guidelines, the average temperatures of our medical refrigerators range between 35.6 °F to 46.4 °F (2°C – 8°C).
They are also sensitive to major temperature fluctuations, power failure, battery issues, as well as system related failures, which trigger an instant alarm notification.
This is especially important while caring for vaccines that are dependent on consistent temperatures. The alarms can also be modified as per your requirement.
You can opt for our temperature sensors that automate the procedure of remotely monitoring not just the temperature ranges, but also other factors such as humidity, CO2 as well as differential pressure, to ensure that your vaccines as well as other medical assets are cared for and protected.
In case of fluctuations of any kind, our monitoring sensors will alert you through our web-based as well as mobile-based applications, so that you have all the important information at your fingertips. Our monitoring sensors are compliant with the 21 CFR 11 requirements.
In the medical industry, having a trusted asset that frees up your time to focus on other important aspects of the business can be of vital importance. That is where we can come into the picture of your professional life!
With Aegis, you can focus on other tasks at hand while delegating the important task of vaccine care to us. Our refrigerators and sensors will do all the heavy lifting for you, keeping you ahead of your competitors.
You can browse through our products to find the one most suitable to your needs and requirements. Alternatively, you can also give us a call on 1-800-796-2344 and have one of our representatives assist you to select one that would cater to all your needs.
Sources:
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/admin/storage/downloads/storage-fridge.pdf
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/admin/storage/downloads/temp-fridge.pdf
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/downloads/transport-temperature-log.pdf