Frontiers in Public Health (Oct 2023)
The mobile vaccine equity enhancement program–a model program for enhancing equity in vaccine availability based at a large health care system
- John Broach,
- John Broach,
- Olga Brown,
- Caitlin McEachern,
- Janell Forget,
- Peter Lancette,
- Norman Soucie,
- Julie Inzerillo,
- Robert Klugman,
- Stephen Tosi,
- Abraham Haddad,
- Pamela Manor,
- Richard Bylund,
- Gio Dellostritto,
- Max Grecchi,
- Connie Camelo,
- Jeanne Shirshac,
- Katharine Eshghi,
- Nardy Vega,
- Stacy Hampson,
- Kassandra Follwell,
- Rafael Gonzalez,
- Theresa Hicks,
- Victoria McCandless,
- Timothy VanStratten,
- Mina Botros,
- Tracy Jalbert,
- Catherine Merwin,
- Wendy Schellhammer,
- Ian Pelto,
- Maggie Rodriguez,
- Cheryl LaPriore,
- Monica Lowell,
- Elizabeth Radigan,
- Lorie Gull,
- Alana Gruszecki,
- Sarah Benoit,
- Eric Dickson,
- Michelle Muller
Affiliations
- John Broach
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
- John Broach
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Olga Brown
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Caitlin McEachern
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Janell Forget
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Peter Lancette
- Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, Worcester, MA, United States
- Norman Soucie
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Julie Inzerillo
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Robert Klugman
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Stephen Tosi
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Abraham Haddad
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Pamela Manor
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Richard Bylund
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Gio Dellostritto
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Max Grecchi
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Connie Camelo
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Jeanne Shirshac
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Katharine Eshghi
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Nardy Vega
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Stacy Hampson
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Kassandra Follwell
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Rafael Gonzalez
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Theresa Hicks
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Victoria McCandless
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Timothy VanStratten
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Mina Botros
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
- Tracy Jalbert
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Catherine Merwin
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Wendy Schellhammer
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Ian Pelto
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Maggie Rodriguez
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Cheryl LaPriore
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Monica Lowell
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Elizabeth Radigan
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Lorie Gull
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Alana Gruszecki
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, United States
- Sarah Benoit
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Eric Dickson
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- Michelle Muller
- UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1271162
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
The SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic presented unprecedented challenges as communities attempted to respond to the administration of a novel vaccine that faced cold chain logistical requirements and vaccine hesitancy among many, as well as complicated phased rollout plans that changed frequently as availability of the vaccine waxed and waned. The COVID-19 pandemic also disproportionately affected communities of color and communities with barriers to accessing healthcare. In the setting of these difficulties, a program was created specifically to address inequity in vaccine administration with a focus on communities of color and linguistic diversity as well as those who had technological barriers to online sign-up processes common at mass vaccination sites. This effort, the Mobile Vaccine Equity Enhancement Program (MVeeP), delivered over 12,000 vaccines in 24 months through a reproducible set of practices that can inform equity-driven vaccine efforts in future pandemics.
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