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ReviewVaccine: X2022

The status of refrigeration solutions for last mile vaccine delivery in low-income settings.

Magali Cattin, Sashidhar Jonnalagedda, Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Schönenberger

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Review in Vaccine: X, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Magali CattinEssentialTech Centre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 10, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sashidhar JonnalageddaEssentialTech Centre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 10, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Solomzi MakohlisoEssentialTech Centre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 10, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Klaus SchönenbergerEssentialTech Centre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 10, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recommendations for storage of most vaccines imply a continuous exposure to a temperature range between 0 °C and 10 °C, from the production to the administration to beneficiaries. According to the World Health Organization, more than 50% of vaccines are wasted around the world. Discontinuities of the cold chain in low-income settings where electricity is scarce contributes to this wastage. Recently, several advances have been made in cooling technologies to store and transport vaccines. This paper presents an overview of refrigeration technologies based on scientific publications, industry white papers and other grey literature. With a focus on vaccine transport, we briefly describe each refrigeration method, its best performing available devices as well as the outstanding research challenges in order to further improve its performance.

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Cold chainLast mile deliveryOff-grid refrigerationVaccine transportation

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PMID35800134
PMCPMC9253487

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