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    Vaccines must be stored carefully to maintain their effectiveness. Proper storage involves keeping vaccines at very specific cold temperatures, either in a refrigerator between 35-46°F or in a freezer between -58°F and -5°F depending on the vaccine type. Inventory must also be monitored and expiration dates managed to ensure outdated vaccines are discarded safely.

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    Vaccines must be stored carefully to maintain their effectiveness. Proper storage involves keeping vaccines at very specific cold temperatures, either in a refrigerator between 35-46°F or in a freezer between -58°F and -5°F depending on the vaccine type. Inventory must also be monitored and expiration dates managed to ensure outdated vaccines are discarded safely.

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    Vaccines must be stored carefully to maintain their effectiveness. Proper storage involves keeping vaccines at very specific cold temperatures, either in a refrigerator between 35-46°F or in a freezer between -58°F and -5°F depending on the vaccine type. Inventory must also be monitored and expiration dates managed to ensure outdated vaccines are discarded safely.

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    Vaccines must be stored carefully to maintain their effectiveness. Proper storage involves keeping vaccines at very specific cold temperatures, either in a refrigerator between 35-46°F or in a freezer between -58°F and -5°F depending on the vaccine type. Inventory must also be monitored and expiration dates managed to ensure outdated vaccines are discarded safely.

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    How to Store Vaccine

    Vaccinations are useful antigenic material to stimulate and develop immune systems
    for protection against illness. All vaccines can be easily damaged, so they need to
    have very strict storage conditions.

    Steps
    1.

    1
    Keep an inventory. You should record all the vaccines you have at least monthly.
    Keep the list in a safe place.

    2.

    2
    Manage expiration dates. Vaccines that will expire soon you should move to the
    front of the fridge. If you have any vaccines which have already expired you should
    through them out immediately.
    o

    Dispose of vaccines in a place which it can't be salvaged. Often people


    recover thrown out vaccines to save money and to get illegal vaccines.

    3
    Store vaccines safely. To avoid contamination the freezer or fridge should not be
    shared with food and drinks. Vaccines should be stored in original packaging in open
    containers and separated by different schemes.
    o

    Do not store vaccines on the bottom of the fridge, near sides or on door.

    4
    Place in fridge or freezer immediately. Vaccines must always be put into the
    correct storage temperature as soon as you receive it.
    o

    Freezer: -58F to -5F (-50C to -15C)

    MMR

    MMRV

    Varicella

    Fridge: 35F to 46F (2C to 8C)

    DTaP

    Hepatitis A

    Hepatitis B

    H. Influenzae type B (Hib)

    Human papillomavirus (HPV)

    Influenza (IIV/LAIV)

    Polio (IPV)

    MMR

    Meningococcal (MCV4/MPSV4)

    Pneumococcal (PPSV/PCV13)

    Rotavirus

    5
    Maintain a stable temperature. Power failures and doors being open can create
    temperature fluctuations which can affect the vaccine. For fridges place large jugs of
    water and for freezers place numerous ice packs around vaccines to protect from
    temperature variations.

    6
    Ensure that the power supply will not get disconnected. Protect the outlet the
    fridge or freezer is connected to by labelling them. You should label all outlets, fuse,
    circuit breakers, power circuits and auxiliary power.

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