Technically Speaking: CDC Releases 2020 Version of Its Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
Published on in Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers
Published on in Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers
CDC’s Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit has just been updated for 2020. This 48-page guide reflects the best practices for vaccine storage and handling compiled from ACIP recommendations, product information from vaccine manufacturers, and scientific studies.
Changes in the 2020 Toolkit provide clarifying language and new definitions only, i.e., no new recommendations have been implemented. Updated language may be found on the following topic areas:
*A “min/max” TMD provides readings for the coolest (minimum) and warmest (maximum) temperature readings in a storage unit over a set period of time. After the readings are reviewed, the TMD is reset and the process is repeated until the next reading.
Contributed by: Deborah Wexler, MD
Categories: Vaccine Update January 2020, Technically Speaking
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