Cold chain management

A cold chain breach occurs when vaccine temperatures are outside +2 to +8 °C during vaccine storage or transport.

As a condition to receive government-funded vaccines, the cold chain management protocol must be followed in accordance with the National Vaccine Storage Guidelines – Strive for 5 (external site) for transporting and storing vaccines.

Providers must advise their WA Health public health unit (Healthy WA) when a cold chain breach occurs or to seek thermal stability advice for other incidents where government-funded vaccines are involved.