by Alastair Campbell | Dec 18, 2014 | Technology
Experts are this month celebrating a major milestone in the global eradication of polo, but warn that problems with the cold chain can still render vaccines ineffective. According to the US Centres for Diseases, the second of the three forms of poliovirus has been...
by Alastair Campbell | Dec 11, 2014 | Technology
The failure of the Scabine vaccine on lambs in New Zealand has been put down to a problem in the ‘cold chain’, says a chief veterinarian. Reports show that a vaccine for ‘orf’ or contagious pustular dermatitis in sheep had not taken, following injections at tailing...
by Alastair Campbell | Dec 3, 2014 | News
The first ‘World Cold Chain Summit to Reduce Food Waste’ was held in London on the 20th November, in a bid to prevent food waste and establish sustainable cold chains within the UK. Currently 40% of food across the globe is wasted post-harvest, but estimates by the...