Brasília – The Ministry of Health releases a new edition of the National Immunization Program’s cold-chain manual, updating operational standards for storage, transport, and temperature monitoring of immunobiologicals across the national health network. The document revises technical procedures for state and municipal cold rooms and reinforces continuous temperature-control requirements to ensure vaccine potency.

The update also strengthens contingency planning and risk-management protocols, supporting broader efforts to modernize logistics and improve supply reliability within Brazil’s immunization system.

Source: Ministério da Saúde