Primary store A store which receives some or all of its vaccine directly from a national or international vaccine manufacturer. Example: a national vaccine store. MaxiStock The maximum volume of a product or mix of products that will be held in stock or transported based on a defined delivery frequency. Maximum The volume of vaccine or safe injection supplies for a specified storage number of recipients and a specified MaxiStock. volume Maxi supply The Maxi supply interval is the longest supply period that is interval established for each vaccine received at primary store level. This figure is expressed as the period in months between each vaccine delivery. Net storage For a freezer room, cold room, vaccine freezer, vaccine refrigerator volume or cold box: the total volume inside the appliance where vaccine can safely be stored. Passive A cold box, vaccine carrier or other device which is used to transport container vaccine at the correct temperature without use of a power source to maintain cooling. Pre-qualified Vaccines or cold chain equipment which has been pre-qualified by WHO for purchase by UN agencies. Recipient An individual member of the target for a specific vaccine. Safety stock Safety level is the level established for each vaccine at primary store level. This figure is expressed in months. Service A health facility or health post where vaccine is administered. SIA Supplementary Immunization Activity Sub-national A store which receives vaccine from a primary store or a higher level store sub-national store and supplies one or more lower level sub-national store and/or one or more lowest delivery level stores. For example, a provincial store supplying one or more district stores. Target group Subset of the country population which is the target for receiving each of the vaccines in the immunization schedule. This can be expressed either in terms of the total number of Fully Immunized Children or as a percentage of the total population. Total The total population of the country. population Unit of A notional single member of the population used as a basis for Population calculating the average vaccine requirements of the country using (UP) the percentage of total population method. Wastage 1/wastage rate. factor Wastage rate Expected percentage of a vaccine vial that is wasted. In this application it includes both unopened and opened vial wastage.
Primary store A store which receives some or all of its vaccine directly from a national or international vaccine manufacturer. Example: a national vaccine store. MaxiStock The maximum volume of a product or mix of products that will be held in stock or transported based on a defined delivery frequency. Maximum storage volume The volume of vaccine or safe injection supplies for a specified number of recipients and a specified MaxiStock. Maxi supply interval The Maxi supply interval is the longest supply period that is established for each vaccine received at primary store level. This figure is expressed as the period in months between each vaccine delivery. Net storage volume For a freezer room, cold room, vaccine freezer, vaccine refrigerator or cold box: the total volume inside the appliance where vaccine can safely be stored. Passive container A cold box, vaccine carrier or other device which is used to transport vaccine at the correct temperature without use of a power source to maintain cooling. Pre-qualified Vaccines or cold chain equipment which has been pre-qualified by WHO for purchase by UN agencies. Recipient An individual member of the target for a specific vaccine. Safety stock Safety level is the level established for each vaccine at primary store level. This figure is expressed in months. Service A health facility or health post where vaccine is administered. SIA Supplementary Immunization Activity Sub-national store A store which receives vaccine from a primary store or a higher level sub-national store and supplies one or more lower level sub-national store and/or one or more lowest delivery level stores. For example, a provincial store supplying one or more district stores. Target group Subset of the country population which is the target for receiving each of the vaccines in the immunization schedule. This can be expressed either in terms of the total number of Fully Immunized Children or as a percentage of the total population. Total population The total population of the country. Unit of Population (UP) A notional single member of the population used as a basis for calculating the average vaccine requirements of the country using the percentage of total population method. Wastage factor 1/wastage rate. Wastage rate Expected percentage of a vaccine vial that is wasted. In this application it includes both unopened and opened vial wastage.
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