Live polio vaccine must always be kept cold to avoid heat killing the virus. In a standard clinic or hospital refrigerator it should be stored at 2 to 8 °C. Direct sunlight kills the vaccine. Keep the vial of vaccine cool in a home refrigerator or cool bag while it is being used. It can be safely kept in this way for up to 30 days.
Polio vaccine can be stored for years at −20 °C or for one year at −10 °C.
Thank you for this information, my lecturer was talking about poli storage temperature and i was not convinced whether it can be stored at such temperature of -20 C degrees. But now, i am convinced. Thank again
Does anyone know if the vaccine when passed through the gut remains infectious in the baby’s stool for a short while, thereby putting the nappy changer at risk of contracting polio?
is polio vaccine stored in the freezer compartment of the refrigitor in the fridge.
How to keep the tip clean while stored in the fridge?
Yesterday I took my daughter for polio vaccine in our health center.. But it was not stored in that particular box.. It was kept open.. I don’t know why.. So.. I thought of taking information about it and now I am sending my comment.
What should I do. Pls help me.
My daughter is 6 months old..