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BlockColdChain: Vaccine Cold Chain Blockchain
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  • Ronan D. Mendonça,
  • Otávio S. Gomes,
  • Luiz F. M. Vieira,
  • Alex Borges Vieira,
  • José Augusto Miranda Nacif,
  • Marcos A. M. Vieira
Ronan D. Mendonça
Universidade Federal de Vicosa

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Otávio S. Gomes
Universidade Federal de Vicosa
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Luiz F. M. Vieira
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Alex Borges Vieira
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
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José Augusto Miranda Nacif
Universidade Federal de Vicosa
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Marcos A. M. Vieira
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a blockchain-based cold chain technology for vaccine cooling track. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the death of millions of people. An important step towards ending the pandemic is vaccination. Vaccines must be kept under control temperature during the whole process, from fabrication to the hands of the health professionals who will immunize the population. However, there are numerous reports of vaccine loss due to temperature variations, and, currently, people getting vaccinated have no control if their vaccine was kept safe. Blockchain is a technology solution that can provide public and verifiable records. We review the World Health Organization (WHO) cool chain and Blockchain technology. Moreover, we describe current IoT temperature monitoring devices and propose Blockcoldchain to track vaccine cold chain using blockchain, thus proving an unalterable vaccine temperature history. Our experimental results using smart contracts demonstrate the system’s feasibility.