Medical Gas System Design

Medical gases are specific gases that have been separated from atmospheric gases and have individual medical applications. This article discusses all you

Vaccine Storage And Handling Guide

Every provider storing vaccines should be implementing best practices for vaccine storage and handling. Vaccine storage temperatures are critical and can

The Future of Telemedicine Post Covid-19

The Covid-19 crisis strained the current healthcare system to it’s max. We saw exhausted frontline workers sleeping on the floor during shifts, and afraid for their lives as they tried to save others. This raised the question – can we fully depend on the system as it is?

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID 19 Vaccine Storage: What You Need to Know

In order maintain efficacy of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, it must be stored in ultra-low freezers at around -70°C (-94°F). For reference dry ice is ~-78.3°C, and according to the CDC (U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention), some common vaccines such as the ones for HPV(b), HepA/B, and MenB(b) are stored at temperatures ranging from 2°C-8°C (36°F-46°F) with explicit instructions to not freeze.

Medical Grade Refrigerator – vs – Household Refrigerator

Practitioners who are storing vaccines, participating in a VFC program, working in environments with irreplaceable biomedical matter (like medical research labs, universities and forensic science labs) or are just generally seeking to comply with requirements set out by the CDC, are usually recommended to purchase a medical grade refrigerator rather than just use a household-style refrigerator you could buy online or at a big-box retailer.