COVID-19 vaccine implementation at a syringe services program: experiences of frontline staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While people with substance use disorders, including people who inject drugs (PWID), experience increased risk for COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes, COVID-19 vaccination rates among PWID are consistently lower than those observed in the general population. Offering COVID-19 vaccines at syringe services programs (SSPs) has been proposed as a critical strategy to increase vaccine uptake among this population. We explored the experiences of frontline staff at an SSP in Miami, Florida implementing onsite COVID-19 vaccines.

Methods

Between June and July 2022, we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 17 staff members of an SSP in Miami, Florida. Data collection and codebook thematic analysis of transcribed interviews were guided by the Consolidated F

SUBMITTER: Plesons M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490171 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature