Vaccine Cold Chain: Part 1. Proper Handling and Storage of Vaccine

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• Personal Author:
  Adepoju N ; Dennison K ; Dowd S ; Rogers B ; Uedoi K
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that professionals in clinic settings may not be adequately storing and handling vaccine, leading to insufficient immunity of vaccinated individuals. This article provides information about proper cold chain storage and handling of vaccine and offers resources to begin, or reinforce, proper procedures in the occupational health unit to secure an effective immunization program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Care Facilities Immunizations Occupational Health Services Storage Containers Vaccines
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; District of Columbia ; Hawaii ; Michigan ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  337-346
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054094
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2010 Aug; 58(8):337-346
• Contact Point Address:
  Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN, Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1700 MLK Blvd. CB#7502, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7502
• Email:
  rogersb@email.unc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:09ebf79c48b2914f7d902a90415eabee150d8fb6c1a1f885d96da694055e93a1547e436daf06aa17a3caa989cef72a1147dbd1c4a3b469d0228634169b490d9e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216728/cdc_216728_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 886.36 KB ]