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Management of COVID-19 vaccines cold chain logistics: a scoping review
Author Affiliations
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Armed Forces Hospital, Qassim University, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, ...
Published InJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Year2022
Citations142
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Successful mass vaccination programmes are public health achievements of the contemporary world. While pharmaceutical companies are actively developing new vaccines, and demonstrating results of effectiveness and safety profiles, concerns on COVID-19 vaccine management are under-reported. We aimed to synthesise the evidence for efficient cold chain management of COVID vaccines. METHODS: The scoping review's conduct and reporting were based on the PRISMA-ScR 2018 checklist. We searched from April 2020 to January 2022 for publications in PubMed (LitCovid), Scopus and ScienceDirect. All review stages were pilot-tested to calibrate 2 reviewers. Articles on cold chain logistics and management were included, while publications solely describing COVID vaccines, their development and clinical aspects of the vaccine, were excluded. To capture relevant data, charting was…
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