Industrial Pharmacy - Cold Chain for Vaccines

The essential components of a cold chain include:

• Competent personnel

• Appropriate equipment for storage

• Effective monitoring

• Proper facilities for transportation

The following statements are FALSE regarding vaccine stability EXCEPT:

• Vaccines can be exposed to light without affecting stability
• Vaccines can be stored at any temperature
• Vaccines can be damaged by freezing.

• Vaccines can be stored for an indefinite period of time

As recommended by the WHO, vaccines can be stored at national facilities for up to

• 6 months

• 3 months

• 1 months

• 2 weeks

Cold boxes and vaccine carriers are used for

• maintaining expression systems for vaccine production

• emergency storage of vaccines during power failures

• storing vaccines during cleaning or defrosting freezers

• transporting and storing vaccines at 0 - 8 degree celsius

To prevent cold injury during transporting vaccines using cold boxes, _________ice packs are used.

• warm

• cold

• conditioned

• frozen

The following monitoring device is applied directly to the vaccine vial:

• Cold chain monitor card

• Vaccine vial monitor card

• Vaccine shipping indicator

• Freeze indicators

Shake test is used to determine whether a vaccine has been exposed to

• freezing

• heating

• light

• All of the answers

Deep freezers are used for

• long storage of vaccines

• Storing bulk volume of vaccines

• making ice packs

• storage where the power supply is intermittent

Which of the following statements about vaccine storage is TRUE?

• Vaccines must be kept within a specific temperature range.

• Vaccines can be stored at room temperature indefinitely.

• Vaccines do not require any monitoring during storage.

• Vaccines should be stored in direct sunlight.

What is the purpose of a vaccine vial monitor?

• To indicate the expiration date of the vaccine

• To detect contamination in the vaccine

• To show the number of doses remaining in the vial

• To monitor the temperature of the vaccine during storage