Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022), Original Research Articles
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022)

Developing and Delivering a Comprehensive Vaccine COVID-19 Program: RapidVax

Original Research Articles
Published 2022-03-22
Laura A. Siminoff
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6775-665X
Susan VonNessen-Scanlin
Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, College of Public Health, Temple University
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6861-1295
Huanmei Wu
Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, College of Public Health, Temple University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0346-6044
Briana Richardson
Office of Community-Engaged Research and Practice, College of Public Health, Temple University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-908X
Patrick Kelly
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-1150
Sarah Bauerle Bass
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2742-1609
karikarn Chansiri
Temple University
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Keywords

RapidVax, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination, health disparities, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine intervention

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Developing and Delivering a Comprehensive Vaccine COVID-19 Program: RapidVax . (2022). CommonHealth, 3(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.15367/ch.v3i1.502
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Abstract

RapidVax was developed in January 2021 to provide COVID-19 vaccination across Temple University’s College of Public Health (CPH). The scale-up phase of the project was an inter-professional effort to develop specific messaging about COVID-19 vaccination and delivered vaccination to communities in Philadelphia, esepcially vaccine-hesitant individuals and marginalized groups with limiteded access to health services. Emphasizing community engagement, evidenced-based message designs, and vaccine delivery, RapidVax has resulted in 1,542 individuals within the CPH and Temple, 2,685 of the general public vaccinated, of which approximately 74.9% were people of color and 16% were homeless (total doses given to date is 7,445). RapidVax, as an interprofessional collaboration between nursing, social work, pharmacy, and public health practitioners, is a promising model to deliver vaccination and decrease disparities.

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