What is it about?
In this report, we describe our experience of working with a community specialty pharmacy to set up mobile vaccine clinics for COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations in an outpatient mental health clinic and include a brief analysis of the cost-effectiveness of such clinics. Our findings support greater adoption of vaccine administration at mental health care sites.
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Why is it important?
Persons with serious mental illness have an increased risk of dying from COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable, pulmonary infections, and they face numerous access barriers to vaccinations. Community mental health settings can be leveraged for targeted outreach to vaccinate this group as part of a multipronged approach where mental health care providers encourage vaccinations and mobile vaccine clinics facilitate immediate follow-through.
Perspectives
Mobile vaccine clinics are a scalable and cost-effective intervention that can be targeted to patients but can also serve health care workers, leading to community protection from infections and reducing health disparities.
Manjola Van Alphen
Atrius Health
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This page is a summary of: Mobile Vaccine Clinics for Patients With Serious Mental Illness and Health Care Workers in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics, Psychiatric Services, September 2023, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220460.
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