Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines): Difference between revisions

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A "first expiry and first out" (FEFO) vaccine system is practiced to assure that all vaccines are utilized before its expiry date. Proper arrangement of vaccines and/or labeling of expiry dates are done to identify those close to expiring. Vaccine temperature is monitored twice a day (early in the morning and in the afternoon) in all health facilities and plotted to monitor break in the cold chain. Each level of health facilities has cold chain equipment for use in the storage vaccines which included cold room, freezer, refrigerator, transport box, vaccine carriers, thermometers, cold chain monitors, ice packs, temperature monitoring chart and safety collector boxes <ref>{{cite book | title = Expanded Program on Immunization Manual | publisher = Department of Health, Philippines | date = 1995 | ___location = Manila, Philippines }}</ref>.

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