Appendix 19. Cold chain equipment

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    For technical information on other equipment, see the manufacturer’s specifications or MSF catalogues.

    19.1 Refrigerators and freezers

    Equipment 
    Type of energy 
    Net weight 

    Refrigerators

    Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines (vaccines without diluents, 10-dose vials) –  2.2 cm3/dose 

    Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines (vaccines without diluents, 10-dose vials) – 3.3 cm3/dose 

    Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines (vaccines without diluents, 5-dose vials) – 4.3 cm3/dose 

    MK 144 Vestfrost® 
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 8h/24h 
    74 kg    		45 litres = 
    20 450 doses    		45 litres = 
    13 600 doses    		45 litres = 
    10 700 doses
    MK 204 Vestfrost® 
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 8h/24h 
    78 kg     		75 litres = 
    34 000 doses    		75 litres = 
    22 700 doses    		75 litres = 
    11 800 doses
    MK 304 Vestfrost® 
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 8h/24h 
    97 kg     		105 litres = 
    47 700 doses    		105 litres = 
    31 800 doses    		105 litres = 
    25 000 doses
    VLSA204A AC Vestfrost®  
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 4h/24h  
    91.4 kg      		60 litres = 
    27 200 doses    		60 litres = 
    18 100 doses    		60 litres = 
    14 200 doses
    VLS354A AC Vestfrost®  
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 4h/24h  
    118.4 kg      		127 litres = 
    57 700 doses    		127 litres = 
    38 400 doses    		127 litres = 
    30 200 doses
    VLS404A AC Vestfrost®  
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 8h/24h  
    127 kg      		145 litres = 
    65 900 doses    		145 litres = 
    43 900 doses    		145 litres = 
    34 500 doses
    Cold room 15 m3 
    (4.5 m3 storage capacity 
    with shelves)  
    Electricity 220 V min. 
    required: 24h/24h  
    1500 kg      		4500 litres = 
    2 045 000 doses    		4500 litres = 
    1 360 000 doses    		4500 litres = 
    1 071 000 doses 
    Equipment 
    Type of energy 
    Net weight

    Freezers

    Ice pack storage capacity

    Ice production/24h 
    (for electricity supply 24h/24)

    Freezer 
    MF 114 Vestfrost® 
    Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 
    64 kg     		105 litres : 
    64 ice packs 0.6 litres    		17.5 kg/24h 
    29 ice packs 0.6 litres
    Freezer 
    MF 214 Vestfrost® 
    Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 
    71 kg     		171 litres : 
    160 ice packs 0.6 litres    		22.8 kg/24h 
    38 ice packs 0.6 litres
    Freezer 
    MF 314 Vestfrost® 
    Electricity 220 V min. required: 8h/24h 
    87 kg     		281 litres : 
    256 ice packs 0.6 litres     		32.4 kg/24h 
    54 ice packs 0.6 litres

    19.2 Transport of vaccines

    Equipment 
    Weight (with ice packs filled with water)

    Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines (vaccines without diluents, 10-dose vials) –  
    2.2 cm3/dose 

    Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines (vaccines without diluents, 10-dose vials) –
    3.3 cm3/dose 

    Storage capacity in litres and doses of vaccines (vaccines without diluents, 5-dose vials) –
    4.3 cm3/dose 

    Characteristics

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

    Cold box  
    RCW 12 Electrolux® 
    21 kg 

    8.5 litres = 
    3 800 doses

    8.5 litres = 
    2 500 doses

    8.5 litres = 
    2 000 doses

    14 ice packs
    0.6 litres 

    114 hours

    Cold box  
    RCW 25 Electrolux® 
    32.8 kg 

    20.7 litres = 
    9 400 doses

    20.7 litres = 
    6 200 doses

    20.7 litres = 
    4 900 doses

    24 ice packs
    0.6 litres 

    129 hours

    Vaccine carrier aCitation a.Sometimes specific types of vaccine carriers that avoid the risk of vaccines freezing on contact with ice packs are used. More information on their specific characteristics is available on the WHO website:WHO | World Health Organization
    Giostyle®
    6.5 kg

    2.6 litres = 
    1 100 doses

    2.6 litres = 
    780 doses

    2.6 litres = 
    620 doses

    8 ice packs
    0.4 litres 

    32 hours

    Indigo®

    1.8 litres = 
    810 doses

    1.8 litres = 
    545 doses

    1.8 litres = 
    428 doses

    Not applicable

    120 hours

    19.3 Monitoring tools

    EquipmentMonitoring tools
    Refrigerators

    LogTag® recording thermometer with or without screen display 
    or 
    Thermometer, alcohol, Moeller

    PLUS 
    Stop!Watch® card with Freeze tag® 
    Twice daily temperature monitoring sheet 

    Freezers

    LogTag® recording thermometer with or without screen display 
    or 
    Moeller® Alcohol Thermometer

    PLUS 
    Twice daily 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 vaccine vial monitor (VVM)

     

    Footnotes
    • (a)

      Sometimes specific types of vaccine carriers that avoid the risk of vaccines freezing on contact with ice packs are used. More information on their specific characteristics is available on the WHO website:WHO | World Health Organization

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