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Proper Storage Practices for Children’s Vaccinations
When it comes down to it, proper storage and handling is one of, if not the, most important factor regarding vaccines- especially when it comes to immunizations for preventable childhood illnesses. Improper care of immunizations can prove the efforts of many for naught, as not only can mishandled vaccinations decrease effectiveness, but can also lead to major financial loss in pointless vaccines and revaccinations, as well as overall distrust and skepticism in patients.
How to Prepare Your Clinic for the Flu Season
Whether you’re a health care professional at a local clinic or a state hospital, you play a significant role in helping protect your patients against influenza. Because of the disease’s severity, flu season can create a monumental burden on the healthcare system. However, preparation and patient outreach during flu season will allow your facility to better compete in a crowded marketplace, all while protecting the health of your patients.
The Vaccine Storage Unit Used In NJHOA 2011 Study Was FridgeFreeze
A FridgeFreeze vaccine storage unit was used at the New Jersey Health Officers Association Mass Vaccination Exercises on June 12, 2011. A summary of the exercise is published in the NJHOA Mass Vaccination Exercises Best Practices Report, which was created in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and Rutgers University’s New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education.
APHIS Answers Questions About FridgeFreeze Units
On August 31, 2012, APHIS National Veterinary Stockpile featured questions and answers about FridgeFreeze Portable Refrigeration Units.
Where Power Was Unreliable, FridgeFreeze Units Were Used In Research Study
Published on July 4, 2012, page 3 of “Leski et al.: Leapfrog diagnostics: Demonstration of a broad spectrum pathogen identification platform in a resource-limited setting “, FridgeFreeze medical fridges and freezers are mentioned as being used in a research study in a severely resource-limited tropical setting where power was unreliable and maintaining a cold chain was difficult.
Oregon Health Authority Features FridgeFreeze
On October 30, 2011, Oregon Health Authority’s “Oregon VFC Refrigerator and Freezer Guide” featured FridgeFreeze units on page 9 as “additional equipment, add-ons and services that your clinic may want to consider when assessing vaccine storage and monitoring needs”.
Acceptable Coolers for Vaccine Transport
In March of 2011, Minnesota Department of Health mentioned FridgeFreeze in its examples of compressor coolers, saying “It is essential to maintain proper storage temperatures while transferring vaccine to another provider/clinic or transporting vaccine to an off-site clinic.” FridgeFreeze refrigerators are specially made for vaccine transportation.
Kaiser Permanente and FridgeFreeze Set Guinness Record
On January 12, 2011, in San Diego, California, FridgeFreeze Inc.’s portable medical fridges helped Kaiser Permanente set a new record with The Guinness Book of World Records. In an 8-hour period over 6,000 patients were vaccinated.
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60-Liter Portable Medical Fridge Freezer
