What are the correct procedures for storing vaccines?
Vaccines should be stored in temperature-monitored, alarm-equipped, stand-alone refrigerators and freezers. The refrigerator units should maintain temperatures between 35° and 46°F (2° and 8°C). The storage unit should have a separate freezer compartment with a separate exterior door. The freezer compartment should maintain an average temperature of 5°F (-15°C) or colder. A combination refrigerator/freezer unit sold for home use is acceptable for vaccine storage. The Florida Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program will not approve dormitory-style refrigerators for VFC vaccine storage. Keep a thermometer in both the refrigerator and freezer, and check the temperatures twice a day. Record the temperatures on a log mounted on the door. Keep the VFC vaccine supply separate from other clinic vaccines. • Vaccine Storage Practices. • Emergency Vaccine Storage and Handling Advisory.
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