COVID-19 vaccine implementation at a syringe services program: experiences of frontline staff
Implementing onsite COVID-19 vaccines was perceived as feasible and acceptable by frontline staff at the SSP, however contextual factors impeded optimal implementation. Multilevel strategies, such as participant compensation for vaccine completion and internal educational meetings with staff to improve vaccine implementation and reach, are required. As a trusted source of preventative services for PWID, SSPs are an underutilized venue for increasing vaccine uptake among this population, and findings from this study could inform the expansion of low-barrier vaccine services at SSPs nationwide.
Authors
- Marina Plesons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3224-618X)
- Tyler S. Bartholomew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-0812)
- Lily Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5670-4308)
- Angela R. Bazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6828-1919)
- Hansel Tookes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2369-360X)
- Sabrina E. Soto Sugar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4849-6610)
- Rutendo Chimbaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7045-1360)
- Ernest Thompson
- Giuliano McDonald
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11691-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39