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Article: Web-based course on smallpox vaccine storage and handling.(Notice to Readers)
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- August 27, 2004
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CDC's National Immunization Program (NIP) announces the availability of "Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling," an interactive, Internet-based training course. Goals of the course are to ensure proper storage, handling, and shipping of smallpox vaccine by health-care providers and to support the national emergency preparedness response to bioterrorism events.
The course consists of four self-study modules that participants can complete at their own pace: 1) Vaccine Distribution, 2) Vacciue Storage, 3) Handling the Vaccine: Clinic Issues, and 4) Safeguarding the Vaccine. Supplemental information includes a glossary, Internet resources, and frequently asked ...