7 Vaccine Monitoring Essentials Required by the CDC

All vaccines are temperature sensitive and require the proper environmental conditions to ensure vaccine stability. Exposure to extreme heat or cold can be catastrophic to millions of vulnerable people, especially children, who would otherwise go unvaccinated.

To ensure the safety and potency of vaccines, the VFC Program, which provides vaccines to children at no cost, has strict requirements in place for its 44,000 providers. In order to participate in government inoculation programs, providers are held to the highest of standards to avoid revaccination, wasted vaccines, and financial loss.

One tool that is crucial to validating vaccine safety and is required for VFC compliance, is a digital data logger (DDL). DDLs provide real-time temperature readings for continuous monitoring during vaccine storage and handling. It’s important to note that not all DDLs are suitable for vaccine temperature monitoring.