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The Importance of Accurate Temperature Measurement for Vaccine Storage

The Importance of Accurate Temperature Measurement for Vaccine Storage The potency of vaccines degrades quickly when they aren’t stored within the correct temperature range. Monitoring and recording of temperatures within fridges, freezers and containers used for storing vaccines is therefore well-established practice. However, ensuring that readings taken match the actual temperatures experienced by vaccines requires the methodical application of best practice. Failure to do so can lead to the administering of vaccines that lack the necessary potency to ensure effective immunisation, or the unnecessary disposal of valuable stock.

Temperature Monitoring Deep Frozen Vaccines

Temperature Monitoring Deep Frozen Vaccines Many vaccines contain living cells, and so when stored for any length of time they must be kept within a suitable temperature range to prevent degradation. Vaccine shots that are allowed to fall outside the safe storage range quickly lose their potency, meaning patients may be poorly immunized or even gain no protection at all. This requirement to control vaccine temperatures at all times has led to the development of the cold chain: storage, transport and monitoring procedures that ensure potency is protected from the manufacturer all the way to each individual patient. But existing cold chain storage and monitoring measures may not cope with the extremely low temperatures required for some recently developed vaccines.