Managing vaccines during a power failure
Power failures may occur for many reasons including weather and network events, now is a good time to check and review your vaccine back-up management plan.
All staff involved in the monitoring or administration of COVID-19 vaccines should practice implementing this plan, including:
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ensuring suitable equipment is available and regularly checked, including temperature monitoring equipment, coolers, ice/gel packs and insulating material
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practicing packing vaccines into alternative storage
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know where and how to move vaccines to an alternate monitored vaccine fridge.
Always refer to the Strive for 5 Department of Health guidelines Section 8 for the recommended best practice if the power goes off during and after business hours. All Jurisdictional policies and procedures must also be followed.
Further information can be found here.
