J Occup Environ Med . Best Practices for Implementation of an Employee Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - A Model for Future Pandemic Preparedness

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J Occup Environ Med


. 2023 Apr 12.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002860. Online ahead of print.
Best Practices for Implementation of an Employee Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - A Model for Future Pandemic Preparedness


Judith Green-McKenzie, Catherine Field-Flowers ¹ , Kimberly Peairs ² , Kenneth Barnes ³ , Frances Shofer ⁴ , Barbara J Kuter ⁵



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• PMID: 37043395
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002860

Abstract

Objectives: To determine best practices from two large-scale, academic medical centers' employee coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) vaccination clinics and 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, >60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered, and 70% of employees were fully vaccinated in 4 months with >95% by the vaccine mandate deadline. The estimated cost of delivering one dose was $29.95 ($299,505/10,000) compared to $35-$39/dose when delivered by an onsite retail pharmacy.
Conclusion: Successful, safe, and rapid delivery of >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.