Best Practices for Implementation of an Employee Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic—A Model for Future Pandemic Preparedness : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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Best Practices for Implementation of an Employee Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic—A Model for Future Pandemic Preparedness

Green-McKenzie, Judith MD, MPH; Field-Flowers, Catherine RN; Peairs, Kimberly MD; Barnes, Kenneth MBA; Shofer, Frances PhD; Kuter, Barbara J. PhD, MPH

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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 65(8):p 621-626, August 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002860

Objectives 

The aims of the study are to determine best practices from two large-scale, academic medical 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 pharmacy.

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 future outbreaks/pandemics.

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