Over the past two months, news about monkeypox has frequently made headlines, leading to a surge in demand for vaccines and related pharmaceuticals. To ensure the effective vaccination of the population, the safety of vaccine storage and transportation is crucial.
As biological products, vaccines are highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations; both excessive heat and cold can adversely affect them. Therefore, maintaining strict environmental control during transportation is essential to prevent vaccine inactivation or ineffectiveness. Reliable cold chain temperature control technology is paramount in ensuring the safety and stability of vaccine transport.
Currently, traditional monitoring methods in the pharmaceutical cold chain market primarily focus on environmental temperature monitoring. However, these methods often fail to establish an effective link between the monitoring points and the individual objects being monitored, creating regulatory gaps. RFID-based vaccine management could be a key solution to this issue.
Storage: RFID tags with identification information are affixed to the smallest packaging unit of the vaccine, serving as data collection points.
Inventory: Staff use handheld RFID readers to scan the RFID tags on the vaccines. The inventory data is then transmitted to the vaccine information management system via a wireless sensor network, enabling paperless and real-time inventory checks.
Dispatch: The system is used to locate the vaccines that need to be dispatched. After the vaccines are placed in the refrigerated truck, staff use handheld RFID readers to verify the tags inside the vaccine boxes, ensuring strict control during dispatch.
Transportation: RFID temperature sensor tags are placed at key locations inside the refrigerated truck. These tags monitor the temperature in real-time according to system requirements and transmit the data back to the monitoring system via GPRS/5G communication, ensuring that the storage requirements for vaccines are met during transportation.
With the help of RFID technology, it is possible to achieve full-process temperature monitoring of vaccines and ensure comprehensive traceability of pharmaceuticals, effectively addressing the issue of cold chain disruptions in pharmaceutical logistics.
As economic development and technological advancements continue, the demand for refrigerated pharmaceuticals in China is rapidly increasing. The cold chain logistics industry, particularly for major refrigerated pharmaceuticals such as vaccines and injectables, will have significant growth potential. RFID technology, as a valuable tool in cold chain logistics, will attract more attention.
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Post time: Aug-15-2024