VaxForce: Mobilizing interprofessional licensees and students for community COVID-19 vaccination events.
Public Health Nurs
; 40(2): 317-321, 2023 03.
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| ID: mdl-36571788
ABSTRACT
During the early phases of the COVID-19 vaccine efforts, there was limited supply of the vaccine available to administer. However, as the vaccine supply improved, there was a lack of qualified personnel to administer the vaccine. VaxForce, a volunteer workforce management system to vet healthcare professionals and students and match them with existing vaccination events, was created. VaxForce activities were mainly focused on under-resourced communities. From March 2021 through July 2022, VaxForce mobilized 316 health professional volunteers in 72 vaccination events administering over 8451 vaccines in 7 counties in California. The racial and ethnic profile of vaccine recipients in VaxForce events were reported to be 49% Latinx, 26% Black, 4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 18% White, 3% Mixed Race.
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Vacinas
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COVID-19
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Humans
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Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article