Appendix 19. Cold chain equipment

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19.1 Refrigerators and freezers
19.2 Transport of vaccines
19.3 Monitoring tools

19.1 Refrigerators and freezers

Equipment Type of energy Net weight	Refrigerators	Freezers
Equipment Type of energy Net weight	Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines(a)Citation a.Estimated number of doses, for a volume of 2.5 cm³ per dose. (vaccines without diluents, 10-dose vials)	Icepack storage capacity	Ice production/24h (for electricity supply 24h/24)
Refrigerator/freezer V 170 Sibir^® EK(b)Citation b.EK = electricity or kerosene(88 kg) EG(c)Citation c.EG = electricity or gas(68 kg)	55 litres = 22 000 doses	37 litres 30 ice packs 0.6 litre or 38 ice packs 0.4 litre	EK: 0.96 kg/24h EG: 1.2 kg/24h
Refrigerator MK 144 Vestfrost^® Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 74 kg	45 litres = 18 000 doses
Refrigerator MK 204 Vestfrost^® Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 78 kg	75 litres = 30 000 doses
Refrigerator MK 304 Vestfrost^® Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 97 kg	105 litres = 42 000 doses
Freezer MF 114 Vestfrost^® Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 64 kg		72 litres: 110 ice packs 0.6 litre or 150 ice packs 0.4 litre	17.5 kg/24h 29 ice packs 0.6 litre or 42 ice packs 0.4 litre
Freezer MF 214 Vestfrost^® Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 71 kg		192 litres: 213 ice packs 0.6 litre or 290 ice packs 0.4 litre	22.8 kg/24h 38 ice packs 0.6 litre or 57 ice packs 0.4 litre
Freezer MF 314 Vestfrost^® Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 87 kg		264 litres: 323 ice packs 0.6 litre or 450 ice packs 0.4 litre	32.4 kg/24h 54 ice packs 0.6 litre or 81 ice packs 0.4 litre

aEstimated number of doses, for a volume of 2.5 cm³ per dose.
bEK = electricity or kerosene
cEG = electricity or gas

19.2 Transport of vaccines

Equipment Weight (with ice packs filled with water)	Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines(d)Citation d.Estimated number of doses, for a volume of 2.5 cm³ per dose. (vaccines without diluents, 10-dose vials)	Characteristics	Autonomy of conservation for vaccines (without opening, external temperature 43 °C)
Cold box RCW 12 Electrolux^® 21 kg	8.5 litres = 3 450 doses	14 ice packs 0.6 litre	114 hours
Cold box RCW 25 Electrolux^® 32.8 kg	20.7 litres = 8 410 doses	24 ice packs 0.6 litre	129 hours
Vaccine carrier Giostyle^® 6.5 kg	2.6 litres = 1 000 doses	8 ice packs 0.4 litre	32 hours

Equipment
Weight (with ice packs filled with water)

Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines(d)Citation d.Estimated number of doses, for a volume of 2.5 cm³ per dose. (vaccines without diluents,

10-dose vials)

Characteristics

Autonomy of conservation for vaccines (without opening, external temperature 43 °C)

Cold box

RCW 12 Electrolux^®
21 kg

8.5 litres = 3 450 doses

14 ice packs 0.6 litre

114 hours

Cold box

RCW 25 Electrolux^®
32.8 kg

20.7 litres = 8 410 doses

24 ice packs 0.6 litre

129 hours

Vaccine carrier

Giostyle^®
6.5 kg

2.6 litres = 1 000 doses

8 ice packs 0.4 litre

32 hours

dEstimated number of doses, for a volume of 2.5 cm³ per dose.

19.3 Monitoring tools

Equipment	Monitoring tools
Refrigerators	LogTag^® recording thermometer or Fridge tag^® recording thermometer If not available, Thermometer, alcohol, Moeller PLUS Stop!Watch^® card with Freeze tag^® Temperature monitoring sheet
Freezers	LogTag^® recording thermometer or Thermometer, alcohol, Moeller PLUS Temperature monitoring sheet
Cold box RCW25 and RCW12 For use on vaccination sites	Thermometer, liquid crystal display (LCD)
Vaccine carrier For use on vaccination sites	No thermometer Check VVM