Vaccine Acceptance During a Novel Student-led Emergency Department COVID-19 Vaccination Program.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic not only exacerbated barriers to healthcare but has also highlighted the trend toward increased vaccine hesitancy. Our goal was to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake through a student-led, emergency department-based (ED) vaccination program.

Methods

This prospective, quality-improvement pilot program used medical and pharmacy student volunteers as COVID-19 vaccine screeners in a southern, urban, academic ED. Patients eligible for vaccination were offered either the Janssen-Johnson & Johnson or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and were educated about vaccine concerns. Vaccine acceptance rates were recorded, as well as reasons for vaccine hesitancy, vaccine brand preferences, and demographics. The primary and secondary qua

SUBMITTER: Eastin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284509 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature