Management of COVID-19 vaccines cold chain logistics: a scoping review.

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 deve

SUBMITTER: Fahrni ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889047 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature