1. Best Practices for Implementation of an Employee Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic-A Model for Future Pandemic Preparedness.
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Green-McKenzie, Judith, Field-Flowers, Catherine, Peairs, Kimberly, Barnes, Kenneth, Shofer, Frances, and Kuter, Barbara J.
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DISEASE progression , *PILOT projects , *COVID-19 , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *COVID-19 vaccines , *CONTINUING education units , *HUMAN services programs , *EMERGENCY management , *PANDEMIC preparedness , *CONTINUING education , *VACCINE hesitancy , *INDUSTRIAL hygiene , *ENDOWMENTS , *INFORMATION technology - Abstract
Objectives: The aims of the study are to determine best practices from two large-scale, academic niedical centers' employee coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination clinics and to apply them to create scalable modules for rapid administration of 10,000 vaccinations. Methods: The weekly number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered was captured. Processes were compared to determine best practices, which informed the scalable financial model. Results: Within the first 3 months, more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered, and 70% of employees were fully vaccinated in 4 months with more than 95% by the vaccine mandate deadline. The estimated cost of delivering one dose was $29.95 ($299,505/10.000) compared with $35-$39 per dose when delivered by an on-site retail phannacy. Conclusions: Successful, safe, and rapid delivery of more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in 3 months is practical and scalable. Learnings go beyond COVID-19 and can be applied to fliture outbreaks/pandemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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