On-Demand Delivery of Influenza Vaccination
Authors: John S. Brownstein, Jane E. Huston, Lauren Steingold, Meghan Verena Joyce
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Letters17 November 2015On-Demand Delivery of Influenza VaccinationJohn S. Brownstein, PhD, Jane E. Huston, MPH, Lauren Steingold, BA, and Meghan Verena Joyce, MBAJohn S. Brownstein, PhDFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Uber, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this author, Jane E. Huston, MPHFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Uber, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this author, Lauren Steingold, BAFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Uber, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this author, and Meghan Verena Joyce, MBAFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Uber, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5169 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Engaging young, healthy persons in primary prevention can be difficult. For example, vaccination remains the single best option for preventing influenza; however, only approximately 30% of adults aged 18 to 49 years receive the vaccine (1). Many factors contribute to this problem, but geographic accessibility, availability at convenient times, and perceived ease of vaccination may increase coverage (2–4). Because of these circumstances, pharmacies are increasingly important sites for vaccine distribution (1); nevertheless, many persons remain unvaccinated. New options for making influenza vaccination available might reach some persons who would otherwise go unvaccinated.Objective: To describe a vaccination effort that ...References1. Lu PJ, Santibanez TA, Williams WW, Zhang J, Ding H, Bryan L, et al; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Surveillance of influenza vaccination coverage—United States, 2007-08 through 2011-12 influenza seasons. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2013;62:1-28. [PMID: 24157710] MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Papastergiou J, Folkins C, Li W, Zervas J. Community pharmacist-administered influenza immunization improves patient access to vaccination. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2014;147:359-65. [PMID: 25364353] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Uscher-Pines L, Harris KM, Burns RM, Mehrotra A. The growth of retail clinics in vaccination delivery in the U. . Am J Prev Med. 2012;43:63-6. [PMID: 22704748] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Goad JA, Taitel MS, Fensterheim LE, Cannon AE. Vaccinations administered during off-clinic hours at a national community pharmacy: implications for increasing patient access and convenience. Ann Fam Med. 2013;11:429-36. [PMID: 24019274] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Huston JE, Mekaru SR, Kluberg S, Brownstein JS. Searching the Web for influenza vaccines: HealthMap Vaccine Finder. Am J Public Health. 2015;105:e134-9. [PMID: 25880945] doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302466 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: John S. Brownstein, PhD; Jane E. Huston, MPH; Lauren Steingold, BA; Meghan Verena Joyce, MBAAffiliations: From Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Uber, San Francisco, California.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L15-0204. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpatial modeling of vaccine deserts as barriers to controlling SARS-CoV-2Use of Apps to Promote Childhood Vaccination: Systematic ReviewInterest in Tobacco Treatment Delivered During Rideshare TravelPassenger or Patient? The Automobile: A New Frontier in Health PromotionUnderstanding the unique characteristics of seasonal influenza illness to improve vaccine uptake in the USVaccine on-demand service: One shot or a sustainable prevention? 17 November 2015Volume 163, Issue 10Page: 806-807KeywordsDisclosureInformation technologyMedical servicesNursesPrimary careTelemedicineVaccines ePublished: 17 November 2015 Issue Published: 17 November 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...