From: Assessing barriers to access and equity for COVID-19 vaccination in the US
Limited vaccination sites in rural settings | Technology-related barriers | |
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Subpopulation(s) most affected | ▪ Migrant farm workers with insufficient access to transportation ▪ Middle-class, agricultural Caucasian communities ▪ Elderly in rural areas | ▪ Elderly patients ▪ Hispanic and African American communities ▪ Immigrant/refugee communities ▪ Low/middle income populations |
Related or overlapping barriers | ▪ Inadequate access to transportation ▪ Politically motivated skepticism | ▪ Inadequate access to transportation |
Potential solutions | ▪ Vaccination events at places of work (e.g., farms, factories) ▪ Administering vaccines directly at the homes of harder-to-reach populations such as elderly in rural areas | ▪ Increase the number of walk-in and mobile clinics ▪ Alternative appointment scheduling, such as contacting patients proactively by phone or home-visit appointments ▪ Increase availability of COVID-19 vaccines in traditional healthcare delivery settings (e.g., primary care physician offices) |