DOH plans to have more cold storage facilities for vaccines

By Marita Moaje The Department of Health based on Department (DOH) is planning to Order no. 2019-0174. have more cold storage Vergeire said facilities in the country aside from the Covid-19 for storing coronavirus vaccines that the country disease (Covid-19) is trying to acquire, there vaccines. are still other existing or “Ideally for the cold current vaccines used storage facilities, gusto in the country that also natin na bawat region needs storage facilities. meron tayong mga hubs She said in case and kung possible sana there would be a shortage per province (we want of cold storage facilities, every region or every the DOH is reaching province to have a hub),” out to various groups said DOH Undersecretary to expand the storage Maria Rosario Vergeire facilities in preparation for during the Laging the Covid-19 vaccines. Handa public briefing Vergeire said on Saturday aired over the current Covid-19 state-run PTV4. vaccines that are in the Vergeire said advanced stages in terms this is to ensure that of testing have different vaccines maintain their requirements for cold effectiveness once it rolls storage. out. She said some To date, the DOH is need to be stored under using the storage facility ultra-low temperatures of the Research Institute and needs about -70 for Tropical Medicine degrees cold storage (RITM) as the national facilities while there are vaccine storage facility also some with the usual

temperature used in cold storage facilities. Vergeire said it will still depend on the type of vaccine that will be approved before they determine which type of cold storage facility is needed. (PNA)

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