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Table 1 Top 2 structural and logistical barriers identified from 15 interviews

From: Assessing barriers to access and equity for COVID-19 vaccination in the US

 

Limited vaccination sites in rural settings

Technology-related barriers

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)