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The Adaptation of a Clinic-Adjacent Parking Garage for Drive-In COVID-19 Vaccination.

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Purpose

The distribution and vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines to billions of people worldwide will likely be one of the biggest public health undertakings in history. There has been a large focus on identifying processes to safely, efficiently, and effectively vaccinate large populations. We aimed to describe the development and operationalization of a drive-in COVID-19 vaccine site in a parking garage adjacent to outpatient clinics at University of Florida (UF) Health Physicians and how it was informed by the roll-out of SARS-CoV-2 testing and administration of respiratory vaccinations.

Design/methodology/approach

A technical description and analysis of a drive-in COVID-19 vaccine site.

Findings

We incrementally increased the number of vaccines performed per day from 300 in the first 2 weeks to 700 an additional 2 weeks later. By the end of January, we completed nearly 14 000 vaccinations. At this capacity, we estimate the site could performed 5000 vaccinations per week.

Practical implications

This manuscript provides step-by-step guidance how to develop, operationalize, and implement a sustainable drive-in COVID-19 vaccination site.

Originality/value

To our knowledge, this is the first description of a drive-in approach to COVID-19 vaccination. Our findings can help inform other health entities as they develop or expand vaccination efforts that may serve as a template for other sites to adapt.

SUBMITTER: Reise R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436302 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Adaptation of a Clinic-Adjacent Parking Garage for Drive-In COVID-19 Vaccination.

Reise Rachel R Huang Yushi Y Usmani Silken A SA Gruber Laura L Patel Natasha N Green Tracy T Swilley Lindsay L Dewar Marvin A MA Gums John J

Health services insights 20210911

<h4>Purpose</h4>The distribution and vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines to billions of people worldwide will likely be one of the biggest public health undertakings in history. There has been a large focus on identifying processes to safely, efficiently, and effectively vaccinate large populations. We aimed to describe the development and operationalization of a drive-in COVID-19 vaccine site in a parking garage adjacent to outpatient clinics at University of Florida (UF) Health Physicians and how ...[more]

PMID: 34526774

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The Adaptation of a Clinic-Adjacent Parking Garage for Drive-In COVID-19 Vaccination.

Purpose

Design/methodology/approach

Findings

Practical implications

Originality/value

Publications

The Adaptation of a Clinic-Adjacent Parking Garage for Drive-In COVID-19 Vaccination.

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