Vaccine cold chain: Part 2. Training personnel and program management.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that professionals in clinic settings may not be adequately storing and handling vaccine, leading to insufficient immunity of vaccinated individuals. Part 2 of this article provides information about the importance of adequate personnel training and program management policies and procedures needed to implement and maintain an effective vaccine cold chain program.
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North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center and OHN Program, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7502, USA. rogersb@email.unc.edu
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Dowd
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Uedoi
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