Vaccine refrigeration design, interior configuration and unit location are three key criteria to safe vaccine storage. Read More
A Solution to Vaccine Storage for Small Practices and Clinics
This tabletop refrigerator complies with CDC interim guidelines for vaccine storage. Read More
 Rachel Kohn March 21st, 2013
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How Small Medical Practices Meet New Vaccine Storage Guidelines
Information on compliance with CDC recommendations on vaccine storage and handling. Read More
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Rachel Kohn March 11th, 2013
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When It Comes to Vaccines, A Little Training Goes a Long Way
Clinical professionals have plenty to do — and plenty of pressure on them for each of those tasks. They’re dealing with people’s lives every day, and a mistake can put the health and the lives of their charges at risk. The more information they can find, and the more easily they can find it, the Read More
 Richard Gaughan February 7th, 2013
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Facts and Figures About Flu
“Familiarity breeds contempt” is an aphorism that could apply in many different situations. For me, one of those situations concerns the influenza virus. Flu comes around every year, and every year there’s talk of the dangers of this year’s strain. I’ve heard it every year of my life, and the world has gone on. Here’s Read More
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Richard Gaughan January 25th, 2013
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How to Handle Vaccines
I’ve written about vaccine formulation, storage, and administration for many years, but the only vaccines I’ve ever administered myself were for horses and goats. Still, the process seems conceptually simple: fabricate proteins that emulate the recognition sites of potential infecting bacteria and viruses, distribute the virus to sites with vaccine refrigerators or other cold storage Read More
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Richard Gaughan January 24th, 2013
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What Medical Professionals Need to Know About the Flu Virus
As a layperson, there’s a lot I don’t know about influenza and the measures to prevent it. Even medical professionals have questions. The Centers for Disease Control know that, so — in addition to their pages for general consumers — they have “Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources for Health Professionals.” Professionals can follow links and learn Read More
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Richard Gaughan January 22nd, 2013
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What You Need to Know About This Year’s Flu
You’ve probably heard about the severity and extent of this season’s flu outbreaks. In fact, you’ve probably heard about it again and again from one source after another, each exaggerating more than the last. Sometimes the overabundance of reporting can leave you feeling less informed than when you started. If so, you can turn to Read More
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Richard Gaughan January 22nd, 2013
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Flu Vaccine Shortages a Temporary—and Not So Surprising—Condition
Influenza immunization is a little bit of a guessing game, in more ways than one. The first step concerns the vaccine formulation itself: which proteins should be targeted by the vaccine? The second guess is how much vaccine should be produced. There’s a lead time associated with each step — virus production and distribution, from Read More
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Richard Gaughan January 21st, 2013
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Measuring the Performance of Vaccine Refrigerators
Maintaining many vaccines between 2 and 8 degrees C is essential to preserving their potency. That’s the whole reason for having vaccine refrigerators dedicated to the proper storage of vaccines. Just having a refrigerator does not guarantee its effectiveness, so folks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology measured the ability of refrigerators to maintain Read More
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Richard Gaughan January 17th, 2013
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