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Every week, ECRI's Risk Tip brings you quick, actionable steps you can take to improve safety and reduce risk right away.

This month, ECRI focusing on vaccine management, promotion, and safety.

This week’s Risk Tip provides steps to prioritize vaccine safety in the health center or free clinic.

• Provide staff with a structured orientation and training program on vaccine protocol and safety.
• Implement best practices for vaccine inventory management, including proper storage, labeling, and temperature monitoring.
• Follow standard guidelines for vaccine preparation.
• Involve patients, caregivers, and parents of pediatric patients when administering vaccines.
• Provide patients and caregivers vaccination information statements and a personalized vaccine self-assessment tool to complete and bring with them to visits.