Vaccination of the Elderly in Assisted Living by the Israeli Emergency Medical Services

Vaccination of the Elderly in Assisted Living by the Israeli Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Israel was called on to vaccinate the most vulnerable population-the elderly in assisted living facilities and their caregivers. Two parameters led the operation: (1) maximum use of the scarce COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) minimizing the time it took to reach this ent...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of public health (1971) 2021-07, Vol.111 (7), p.1223-1226
Hauptverfasser: Jaffe, Eli, Dopelt, Keren, Davidovitch, Nadav, Bitan, Yuval
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Assisted living facilities
At risk populations
Caregivers
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines - therapeutic use
Disease transmission
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data
Emergency services
Health facilities
Health services
Humans
Immunization
Israel
Logistics
Notes from the Field
Older people
Opinions, Ideas, & Practice
Paramedics
Population
Public health
Teams
Vaccination
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Vulnerable Populations - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Israel was called on to vaccinate the most vulnerable population-the elderly in assisted living facilities and their caregivers. Two parameters led the operation: (1) maximum use of the scarce COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) minimizing the time it took to reach this entire population. We present the process of vaccinating 126 245 people in two weeks at 756 locations countrywide, focusing on the planning and logistics of this operation. Resilience, flexible logistics, and dedicated personnel provided an efficient public health operation.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2021.306318