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WorksheetsVACCINE VIAL MONITOR
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
How do vaccine vial monitors (VVMs) help ensure vaccine potency?
By preventing freezing of vaccines
By indicating exposure to excessive heat which can degrade vaccine potency.
By monitoring the expiration date of the vaccine.
All options are correct.
A VVM is a circle with a small square inside it which is printed on a product label or attached to or place on the ___of a vaccine's vial or ampule.
cap
neck
Either on the cap or on the neck of a vaccine's vial or
How does a VVM indicate potential damage to vaccine?
By changing color
By emitting SOund
By emitting Foul Smell
None of these.
What does a brown or black change in color on a Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) indicate?
The vaccine is still usable.
The vaccine may have been exposed to excessive heat and should be discarded
The vaccine may have been frozen and should be discarded.
The vaccine is starting to lose its potency.
If the Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) changes its color to dark (usually brown or black), the vaccine should be discarded even if the expiration date has not yet passed.
YES.
NO.
IT DEPENDS UPON THE SITUATION.
THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER MAY DECIDE.
