Vaccine service providers, please ensure your medical centres are prepared for power failures.
Loss of power may expose vaccines to warm refrigerator temperatures, thereby decreasing their efficacy. Vaccines which have been exposed to cold chain breaches may need to be disposed of or have their shelf life shortened.
Now is the time to check that policy and procedures are in place to safeguard your vaccines, test your safe vaccine management procedure, and ensure all designated staff are trained to manage vaccine storage.