"Is that for here or to go?" Drive-Through Pediatric Vaccine Clinic as a Novel Approach during a Global Pandemic. (25th November 2023)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Is that for here or to go?" Drive-Through Pediatric Vaccine Clinic as a Novel Approach during a Global Pandemic. (25th November 2023)
- Main Title:
- "Is that for here or to go?" Drive-Through Pediatric Vaccine Clinic as a Novel Approach during a Global Pandemic
- Authors:
- Patil, Sowmya
Kerby, Karalyn
Ramick, Amy
Criddle, Justin H. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Objective: Routine childhood vaccination and well-child visits are essential for pediatric patients' preventative and public healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate and significant decline in well-child visits and vaccine administration. A one-of-a-kind 'Drive-Through Vaccine Clinic' was established to improve the vaccination rate and alleviate parental anxiety about being exposed to COVID-19 infection. Methods: Our initial focus was on children between 18 months – 4 years of age at the start of the pandemic, and then extended this to the back-to-school vaccines and the Influenza vaccines. Results: The Drive-Through Immunization Station provided 745 vaccines to 415 patients between April and September, 2020. The median wait time involved from patient arrival to completion of vaccine administration was 5 minutes at the Drive-Through location. Patient and parent feedback was positive. The addition of the Drive-Through Clinic helped to significantly increase the total number of vaccines administered compared to the previous year. Conclusion: In a global pandemic, innovative ideas to increase access to preventive healthcare should be a priority. In the future, this method of non-traditional vaccine administration, will allow for improved outreach efforts to underserved populations in our communities, and better disaster preparedness.
- Is Part Of:
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. Volume 17(2023)
- Journal:
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
- Issue:
- Volume 17(2023)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 17, Issue 2023 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 2023
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0017-2023-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2023-11-25
- Subjects:
- COVID-19 -- mass vaccine clinic -- pediatric vaccination -- drive-through clinic -- pandemic
Disaster medicine -- Periodicals
Emergency management -- Planning -- Periodicals
Public health -- Periodicals
363.34 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=DMP ↗
http://www.dmphp.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1017/dmp.2021.338 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1935-7893
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