A novel COVID-19 program, delivering vaccines throughout rural and remote Australia.
COVID-19
community
engagement
pandemic
remote
vaccination
vaccine
Journal
Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
15
08
2022
accepted:
27
06
2023
medline:
3
8
2023
pubmed:
2
8
2023
entrez:
2
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) established a unique SARS-CoV-2 vaccination program for vaccinating Australians that live in rural and remote areas. This paper describes the preparation and response phases of the RFDS response. This study includes vaccinations conducted by the RFDS from 01 January 2021 until 31 December 2021 when vaccines were mandatory for work and social activities. Prior to each clinic, we conducted community consultation to determine site requirements, patient characteristics, expected vaccination numbers, and community transmission rates. Ninety-five organizations requested support. The majority (
Sections du résumé
Background
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) established a unique SARS-CoV-2 vaccination program for vaccinating Australians that live in rural and remote areas. This paper describes the preparation and response phases of the RFDS response.
Methods
This study includes vaccinations conducted by the RFDS from 01 January 2021 until 31 December 2021 when vaccines were mandatory for work and social activities. Prior to each clinic, we conducted community consultation to determine site requirements, patient characteristics, expected vaccination numbers, and community transmission rates.
Findings
Ninety-five organizations requested support. The majority (
Identifiants
pubmed: 37529430
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1019536
pmc: PMC10390067
doi:
Substances chimiques
COVID-19 Vaccines
0
Vaccines
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1019536Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Gardiner, Schofield, Hendry, Jones, Smallacombe, Steere, Beach, MacIsaac, Greenberg, Crawford, Trivett, Morris, Spring, Quinlan, Churilov, Rallah-Baker, Gardiner and O’Donnell.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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