Installation and Maintenance of COVID Refrigeration
Is your hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office in need of a COVID refrigerator? One that can store the vaccine up to regulation? Market Equipment is a reputable company that can help you with the needs that you have. We install and maintain COVID deep cold refrigeration and handle laboratory freezers.
Why Storage & Refrigeration Matters for COVID Vaccine
All vaccines have to be refrigerated at certain temperatures to be viable. There isn’t any exception for the COVID vaccine. Vaccines that are not kept at proper temperatures are useless to administer.
They become unviable, and you are unable to use them. That is why you must keep refrigeration units at the correct temperatures. It is recommended that you check the temperature settings in the units every few days. A record of those temperatures should be kept for informational purposes.
Recommended Temperatures For Vaccine Storage
All vaccines do not have the same storage protocols and regulations. That is why it is important that you are aware of each one. One of the main things about the Covid vaccine is that it has to be at such a cold temperature.
If they are not kept at correct temperatures, they no longer become viable for use. The cold temperatures are to sustain the ingredient mRNA. You should follow all regulations for the Pfizer vaccine and the Moderna vaccine. Many places had to buy Covid freezers to house it.
The Pfizer Vaccine
The Pfizer COVID vaccine can be in a refrigerator that stays between 2 to 8 degrees celsius. It can only remain in the refrigerator for 5 days before it needs to be discarded. Once the vaccine is mixed, the use of it should be within 6 hours.
Always use up the inventory that is in the refrigerator before removing extras from the freezer. The temperature of the freezer needs to be between -60 to -80 degrees celsius. The vaccine is not allowed to return to a refrigerator unit any longer.
The Moderna Vaccine
The Moderna vaccine is frozen when you get it. The temperature is between -15 to -25 degrees celsius and it is packed in dry ice. Therefore, it should remain in the freezer until you plan to use it within a month.
The vaccine can be in the refrigerator for 30 days between 2 to 8 degrees celsius. You cannot place them back into the freezer for any reason. Most importantly, once the 30 days have come, the vaccine is no longer viable.
Brands Of Refrigerators Available For COVID Vaccine
Here at Market Equipment, we can select the exact unit that you need for your office or space. There are two brands of refrigeration units that you can choose from. Both will work great for the COVID vaccine. Those brands are ThermoFisher and Avantor.
- There is a refrigerator, freezer, and ultra-low freezer option.
- The refrigerator is going to hold a temperature of 2-8 degrees celsius. It has a microprocessor to help control temperatures for more stability.
- The freezer has the capability of holding temperatures of -20 to -40 degrees celsius. You can decide between one that has an auto-defrost or a manual one.
- The ultra-low freezer is going to hold temperatures at -80 degrees celsius. It has a great amount of storage and with ThermoFisher you have a 5-year warranty on it.
Contact Market Equipment For More Information
Market Equipment is here to help you with your COVID refrigeration needs. Our business has locations in both Washington and Montanna. In addition, we serve communities such as Spokane, Richland, Yakima, Kalispell, Missoula, Helena, and Great Falls.
For more information about COVID refrigerators, call our office today.
