Cold Chain

How far away should the vaccine boxes be from the fridge walls and back plate?

A minimum gap of 25mm, to ensure optimum air circulation

How much stock of vaccines can you maintain in the fridge?

Maintain a minimum level of 2 weeks and a maximum level of 4 weeks supply of vaccines.

Rotate the stock

Rotate the stock to ensure the vaccines with the closest expiry dates are used first.

Why is maintaining the cold chain important?

Vaccines are delicate substances, if they are exposed to temps above or below those recommended, vaccines may be damaged and may not provide expected level of protection against diseases they were designed to prevent.

Cold Chain Accreditation

a tool used to ensure immunisation providers' cold chain management practices and processes meet the standard's requirements for safe vaccine storage and transportation.

What is a cold chain?

the process that ensures vaccines are continuously stored at temperatures between 2 degrees to 8 degrees from the time of manufacture to the point of administration