Uses of a Vaccine Carrier Box

1. Safe Transport of Vaccines

   • Used to carry vaccines from health facilities to outreach sites or remote areas while maintaining the required temperature (+2 °C to +8 °C).

2. Cold Chain Maintenance

   • Helps preserve vaccine potency and effectiveness by preventing exposure to heat or freezing during transportation.

3. Storage During Immunization Sessions

   • Keeps vaccines cool and ready for use during immunization campaigns, mobile vaccination drives, or community outreach programs.

4. Temporary Storage in Power Outages

   • Acts as a backup cold storage option when refrigerators or cold boxes are unavailable or during electricity failures.

5. Transportation of Other Temperature-Sensitive Medical Supplies

   • Can also be used to carry insulin, blood samples, serums, reagents, and biological materials requiring controlled temperatures.

6. Support for Routine Immunization Programs

   • Widely used by health workers, NGOs, and government immunization teams as part of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).

7. Field Use in Remote or Rural Areas

   • Enables door-to-door vaccination services where access to powered cold storage is limited.

8. Training and Demonstration Purposes

   • Used in medical and nursing schools to demonstrate vaccine cold-chain management and best practices.