Clinic and Hospital Vaccine Storage · −18 to −60 °C
Deep Freezer for clinic and hospital vaccine storage
A chest freezer for freezing ice packs used in transport boxes and outreach sessions, and for vaccines labelled for frozen storage, kept separate from vaccine refrigerators.
Outreach sessions, transfers and power cuts all need frozen ice packs, and a chest freezer freezes and holds them reliably. Freezer packs must be conditioned before they go into a transport box with freeze-sensitive vaccines, so the freezer should never be the place where vaccines that need +2 to +8 °C are stored. Where a product is labelled for frozen storage, follow the manufacturer's temperature requirements; some need temperatures colder than ordinary freezers reach.
How to configure it
- Freeze ice packs flat in a single layer, with space for air.
- Condition frozen packs before use as your programme's procedure describes.
- Keep the freezer separate from vaccine refrigerators and label it clearly.
- Monitor and record its temperature if it holds any product.
Mistakes to avoid
- Putting refrigerated vaccines in the freezer to keep them cold during a power cut.
- Packing transport boxes with ice packs straight from the freezer, which can freeze vaccines.
The deep freezer range
Chest freezers for long-term frozen storage, in hard-top and glass-top builds, plus ultra-low temperature models that hold down to −60 °C for pharma, seafood and specialist stock.
Specifications
Also for clinic and hospital vaccine storage
- Reach-in RefrigeratorA solid-door upright used only for vaccines, set around +5 °C, holding stock in original packaging with space for air to circulate.
- Glass Door Refrigerator / Visi CoolerA glass-door refrigerator for clinics that want to see stock without opening the door, used only where their programme or regulator accepts it.
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