The mobile vaccine equity enhancement program–a model program for enhancing equity in vaccine availability based at a large health care system

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1271162
• Publication Date: 2023-10-17T08:36:12Z
• Authors: John Broach; Olga Brown; Caitlin McEachern; Janell Forget; Peter Lancette; Norman Soucie; Julie Inzerillo; Robert Klugman; Stephen Tosi; Abraham Haddad; Pamela Manor; Richard Bylund; Gio Dellostritto; Max Grecchi; Connie Camelo; Jeanne Shirshac; Katharine Eshghi; Nardy Vega; Stacy Hampson; Kassandra Follwell; Rafael Gonzalez; Theresa Hicks; Victoria McCandless; Timothy VanStratten; Mina Botros; Tracy Jalbert; Catherine Merwin; Wendy Schellhammer; Ian Pelto; Maggie Rodriguez; Cheryl LaPriore; Monica Lowell; Elizabeth Radigan; Lorie Gull; Alana Gruszecki; Sarah Benoit; Eric Dickson; Michelle Muller
• Keywords: Equity; Pandemic

The SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic presented unprecedented challenges as communities attempted to respond the administration of a novel vaccine that faced cold chain logistical requirements and hesitancy among many, well complicated phased rollout plans changed frequently availability waxed waned. COVID-19 also disproportionately affected color with barriers accessing healthcare. In setting these difficulties, program was created specifically address inequity in focus on linguistic diversity those who had technological online sign-up processes common at mass vaccination sites. This effort, Mobile Vaccine Equity Enhancement Program (MVeeP), delivered over 12,000 vaccines 24 months through reproducible set practices can inform equity-driven efforts future pandemics.