Community-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in Medically Underserved Neighborhoods to Improve Access and Equity, Philadelphia, 2021-2022.

Klusaritz, Heather; Paterson, Emily; Summers, Courtney; Al-Ramahi, Nida; Naseer, Nawar; Jeudin, Helena; Sydnor, Yuhnis; Enoch, Maurice et al. · Am J Public Health · 2022

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Abstract

Vaccination remains key to reducing the risk of COVID-19-related severe illness and death. Because of historic medical exclusion and barriers to access, Black communities have had lower rates of COVID-19 vaccination than White communities. We describe the efforts of an academic medical institution to implement community-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics in medically underserved neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over a 13-month period (April 2021-April 2022), the initiative delivered 9038 vaccine doses to community members, a majority of whom (57%) identified as Black. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> 2022;112(12):1721-1725. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307030).

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