Shima Shakory1,2,3, Azza Eissa1,2,4, Tara Kiran2,4,5,6,6, Andrew D Pinto7,2,3,6,6. 1. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3. MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4. Department of Family and Community Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 5. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 6. Upstream Lab, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada andrew.pinto@utoronto.ca.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented global public health crisis. Mass vaccination is the safest and fastest pandemic exit strategy. Mass vaccination clinics are a particularly important tool in quickly achieving herd immunity. Primary care physicians have played a crucial role in organizing and running vaccination clinics. In this special report, we synthesize existing guidelines and peer-reviewed studies to provide physicians with practical guidance on planning and implementing COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics. METHODS: PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE and Embase were used to search for relevant literature using search terms that included COVID-19, mass vaccination, and best practice. We also identified and analyzed national and international guidelines. RESULTS: Forty-six relevant articles, reports, and guidelines were identified and synthesized. Articles included mass vaccination clinic guidelines and studies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key considerations for COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics include leadership and role designation, site selection, clinic layout and workflow, day-to-day operations, infection prevention, and communication strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Planning and implementing a successful COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic requires several key considerations. Primary care plays an important role in organizing clinics and ensuring populations made vulnerable by social and economic policies are being reached. Ongoing data collection is required to evaluate and continuously improve COVID-19 mass vaccination efforts. As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine rollout occurs in various countries, research will be required to identify the main factors for success to inform future pandemic responses.VISUAL ABSTRACT.
PURPOSE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented global public health crisis. Mass vaccination is the safest and fastest pandemic exit strategy. Mass vaccination clinics are a particularly important tool in quickly achieving herd immunity. Primary care physicians have played a crucial role in organizing and running vaccination clinics. In this special report, we synthesize existing guidelines and peer-reviewed studies to provide physicians with practical guidance on planning and implementing COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics. METHODS: PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE and Embase were used to search for relevant literature using search terms that included COVID-19, mass vaccination, and best practice. We also identified and analyzed national and international guidelines. RESULTS: Forty-six relevant articles, reports, and guidelines were identified and synthesized. Articles included mass vaccination clinic guidelines and studies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key considerations for COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics include leadership and role designation, site selection, clinic layout and workflow, day-to-day operations, infection prevention, and communication strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Planning and implementing a successful COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic requires several key considerations. Primary care plays an important role in organizing clinics and ensuring populations made vulnerable by social and economic policies are being reached. Ongoing data collection is required to evaluate and continuously improve COVID-19 mass vaccination efforts. As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine rollout occurs in various countries, research will be required to identify the main factors for success to inform future pandemic responses.VISUAL ABSTRACT.
Authors: Dayna Porter; Mark Hall; Brian Hartl; Cathy Raevsky; Roberta Peacock; David Kraker; Sandra Walls; Gail Brink Journal: J Public Health Manag Pract Date: 2011 Nov-Dec
Authors: Rochelle Ann Burgess; Richard H Osborne; Kenneth A Yongabi; Trisha Greenhalgh; Deepti Gurdasani; Gagandeep Kang; Adegoke G Falade; Anna Odone; Reinhard Busse; Jose M Martin-Moreno; Stephen Reicher; Martin McKee Journal: Lancet Date: 2020-12-10 Impact factor: 79.321