Re-purposed drive-through vaccination set-up for Mpox, New York Metropolitan Area

Marina Keller; Vishnu Chaturvedi; Rebecca Glassman; Donald S. Chen; Marc El-Khoury; Mary Dundas; Nicholas Feola; Varghese Thankachen; Marie Yezzo; Keri Tone; Justin Williams; Renee Garrick

Infection Prevention in Practice (Dec 2023)

Re-purposed drive-through vaccination set-up for Mpox, New York Metropolitan Area

Marina Keller,
Vishnu Chaturvedi,
Rebecca Glassman,
Donald S. Chen,
Marc El-Khoury,
Mary Dundas,
Nicholas Feola,
Varghese Thankachen,
Marie Yezzo,
Keri Tone,
Justin Williams,
Renee Garrick

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Marina Keller: Corresponding author. Address: 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. Tel.: +1845741 8895.; Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Vishnu Chaturvedi: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Rebecca Glassman: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Donald S. Chen: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Marc El-Khoury: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Mary Dundas: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Nicholas Feola: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Varghese Thankachen: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Marie Yezzo: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Keri Tone: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Justin Williams: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Renee Garrick: Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Street, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 4
p. 100316

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Summary: Background: This report details how one large medical center in the Metropolitan New York area re-purposed a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination structure to handle a surge in Mpox cases in July 2022.Methods/Results: Simultaneous to on-going COVID -19 vaccination and testing, Mpox vaccination was rolled out in the same drive through structure. More than 1,820 Jynneos (Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-replicating) vaccine dosages were delivered subcutaneously and then intradermally to 1,123 individuals through the open window of their vehicles, averaging 8–10 patients an hour. Five vaccine recipients suffered Mpox rash; there was no exposure among healthcare providers. Conclusion: Drive-through vaccination is an efficient model to be redeployed for future unexpected vaccine initiatives.

Published in Infection Prevention in Practice

ISSN: 2590-0889 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/infection-prevention-in-practice

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