NSW Health vaccine storage and cold chain audits

On behalf of NSW Health, local Public Health Units (PHUs) may carry out random vaccine storage and cold chain audits on immunisation providers, including general practices and pharmacies, to ensure compliance with the National Vaccine Storage Guidelines: Strive for 5 and the NSW Health cold chain mandatory requirements. To access government-funded National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines, immunisation providers must comply with both the National guidelines and NSW requirements. Non-compliance may result in the pharmacy losing access to NIP vaccines and can lead to a regulatory notificatio…