Germany's largest coronavirus vaccination centre opened its doors in the Hamburg exhibition halls on 5 January. In terms of labelling, those responsible rely on Covid-19 vaccine labelling from Mediaform.
The joint project between Friedrich Karl Schroeder GmbH & Co. KG, alanta health service GmbH and Mediaform Informationssysteme GmbH is complex: machine-readable barcodes, freezer-compatible adhesive labels, a software solution specially developed for this project, fast 2D barcode scanners and easy-to-use barcode label printers.
Scan-to-print solution for safe vaccinations
The vaccine is supplied by the manufacturer in vials that are stored frozen. For further use, they are removed from cryo-cooling and then slowly thawed in refrigerators at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for three hours.
Each vial is clearly labelled with the vial number when it is removed from the cryo-cooling and refrigerators. autonomously operating Covid-19 vaccine labelling vial, a scan-to-print solution from Mediaform. The labels each contain the vaccine name, batch number and use-by date as well as a data matrix barcode.
The vaccine is diluted with a sodium chloride solution shortly before administration. For this purpose, medical assistants (MFA) take a vial from the refrigerators and use one of the Covid-19 vaccine labelling syringe and documentation stations.
The MFA scans the barcode on the vial label and print five syringe labels with vaccine name, batch number and „Use by“ time stamp as well as the corresponding barcode. Five syringes are then drawn from the vial and labelled with syringe labels. Each syringe is now labelled with a current expiry date.
All data recorded per vaccine labelling
The barcode on the syringe is then scanned in the treatment rooms and the printing of two documentation labels each with the vaccine name and batch number is initiated. These are intended for the route card and the vaccination pass or vaccination document.
The data encoded in the barcode is read at the vaccination centre's sign-out counter using electronic document scanning and stored in the vaccinee's digital file.
„If required, process steps and functionalities such as additional serialised vaccines, unique numbers for logging or additional date information can also be integrated into the freely programmable Covid-19 vaccine labelling. We have designed the solution to grow with every additional requirement.“ Jörg Weber, Managing Director of the Mediaform Group
With the Covid-19 vaccine labelling vial, a MH240T label printer from the manufacturer TSC Auto ID Technology Co. with integrated label dispensing module for an efficient and reliable printing process.
The scan-to-print solution for Covid-19 vaccine labelling syringe and documentation consists of a 2D barcode scanner and the compact Label printer of the type Primas 300T from Mediaform. The high-performance thermal transfer printer is particularly suitable for printing small fonts and 2D data matrix barcodes.
„To ensure the rapid delivery of the 64 scan-to-print syringe and documentation printers required for the vaccination centre in the Hamburg exhibition halls, our colleagues from Sales, Technology and Support quickly set up a dedicated Production line in our logistics building in Reinbek.“ Jörg Weber.
Because for their important use, the devices first had to be genuine out-of-the-box systems converted, i.e. assembled, wired and provided with labels, colour ribbons and the corresponding software.
„Our printers, scanning and barcode printing systems were fully operational straight away,“ says a delighted Jörg Weber. Another advantage: the solution is can be successively expanded as demand grows.
This means that additional printers as well as scanning and barcode printing systems (scan-to-print) can be installed and immediately put into operation regardless of location and without a connection to an IT network. In this way, the solution can also be used for mobile vaccinations.
Source: Mediaform
