Proper Temperature Storage Methods For Vaccines

TIP TEMP is committed to educate our clients on the CDC recommendations and regulations for proper vaccine storage temperature monitoring. We have a large selection of various products that meet the CDC standards. Our thermal advisors are standing by ready to provide technical support and assist with the proper product selection for your specific application.

Below we outlined the CDC requirements for a temperature monitoring device to be used to monitor your vaccines:

• CDC recommends that vaccines be monitored using a digital data logging thermometer that provides continuous monitoring information with an active display.
• The data logging thermometer should be digital and have a detachable probe placed in a buffering solution bottle.
• The temperature monitoring device should include an alarm for out-of-range temperature and have a low battery indicator.
• The thermometer should be capable of showing both the current temperature and the minimum and maximum temperatures since the last reading. If the thermometer is a data logger with a min/max display, it should have a reset button.
• The unit should be calibrated (with a calibration certificate) and have the accuracy of +/- 0.5°C (+/- 1°F).

It is also recommended to have a back up unit on site in case of a malfunction with your main unit and to use when the main unit is being re-calibrated.

Vaccines save lives everyday. Temperature monitoring devices ensure the potency and effectiveness of your vaccines is not compromised and is vital to patient safety. Contact our team of thermal advisors right away to learn more about the temperature monitoring devices we can provide you so you can stay up to code with your vaccines storage procedures.