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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidance highlighting the importance of temperature mapping all cold storage equipment used to store medications and vaccines. The guidance requires all such equipment should be temperature mapped every two years and after any...

According to the Annual Hospital Pharmacy Operations Report recently published by KitCheck, which surveyed 118 hospital pharmacy professionals (89 percent of whom have worked in the pharmacy hospital space for more than 10 years), the top three technology initiatives hospitals...

The CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit provides comprehensive information, recommendations, and resources to assist medical professionals in properly storing and handling vaccine inventory, including cold storage guidance.

The deadline to submit comments related to proposed changes to USP <797> was March 17. This milestone signals the final opportunity for public comment before the chapter is adopted or revised again.

Roughly 15 months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in the U.S., vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna have submitted requests to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of a second booster –a fourth dose overall – for certain...

Vaccines have been one of the strongest lines of defense in the fight against the spread of infectious diseases. From development to transport and storage, and ultimately administration, the goal of vaccine manufacturers and clinicians is to deliver safe, effective prevention...

Helmer Scientific has supported Mission to Ukraine and the Romanov Orphanage for Disabled Children in Zhitomar, Ukraine, since 2008. Through feet-on-the-ground volunteer projects such as day camps at the orphanage and donations, Helmer team members have nurtured close ties with...

Ensuring vaccines remain within recommended temperatures is critical for safe and effective immunizations. Choosing the right vaccine refrigerator and freezer for these life-saving products can help avoid temperature excursions. 

Climate change is being increasingly recognized as a contributor to a range of health consequences around the world. At the most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, these risks became a primary focus, as more evidence shows the negative impact of climate change,...

Safe vaccine storage and handling, including the use of appropriate vaccine refrigerators and freezers, has continued to be a priority for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as part of its mission to increase the health security of the United States. CDC recommendations...