Activity Overview

This 1-hour activity reviews best practices for vaccine storage and handling, including the cold chain, standard storage and handling operating procedures, temperature-monitoring devices, managing temperature excursions, and reporting/documenting vaccine adverse events. 

Learning Objectives 

• Demonstrate appropriate storage, handling, and documentation of vaccinations.

• Execute pharmacy protocol when handling temperature excursions with temperature-sensitive vaccines.

• Utilize VAERs website to implement consistent and competent reporting of vaccine adverse events.

All reading material for home-study was developed by CDC. Powell Health has not been endorsed by the US government, HHS, or CDC. These materials can be found online without charge outside of the Powell Health immunization training program. These documents are supplementary to the Powell Health Immunization Training program and charges cover the processing of CE.

Course Requirements

1. Read through the provided documents and slides.

2. Take the post-test and receive a score of at least 80%.