It has almost been a year since the derecho left more than 700 miles of destruction across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic in June 2012. F. Read Hopkins Pediatric Associates lost both private and VFC vaccine due to that event. Since then, they have purchased a generator which automatically turns on any time the power goes out. They have a back-up Emergency Response Plan which
identifies an alternative location for the vaccine if the generator fails. A battery-operated continuous recording thermometer has been placed in their main storage unit. It takes temperatures constantly, even if the power should go out. Such documentation often provides vaccine manufacturers with enough information to assess the vaccine’s viability.
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| August 2011 | November 2011 | January 2012 | May 2012 |
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| July 2010 | October 2010 | January 2011 | March 2011 |
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Immunization Champions are nominated by VVFC staff.