A Community-Based Management of COVID-19 in a Mobile Container Unit

Vaccine uptake is a multifactor measure of successful immunization outcomes that includes access to healthcare and vaccine hesitancy for both healthcare workers and communities. The present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for novel strategies to expand vaccine covera...

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Autores principales:	Elena Petrova, Timothy Farinholt, Tejas P. Joshi, Hannah Moreno, Mayar Al Mohajer, Shital M. Patel, Joseph Petrosino, Sharmila Anandasabapathy
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	mobile clinic relocatable medical facility underserved community coronavirus vaccination infection control Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9158fb0650454c0389e00174538298272021-11-25T19:11:38ZA Community-Based Management of COVID-19 in a Mobile Container Unit10.3390/vaccines91113622076-393Xhttps://doaj.org/article/9158fb0650454c0389e00174538298272021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/11/1362https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393XVaccine uptake is a multifactor measure of successful immunization outcomes that includes access to healthcare and vaccine hesitancy for both healthcare workers and communities. The present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for novel strategies to expand vaccine coverage in underserved regions. Mobile clinics hold the promise of ameliorating such inequities, although there is a paucity of studies that validate environmental infection in such facilities. Here, we describe community-based management of COVID-19 through a Smart Pod mobile clinic deployed in an underserved community area in the United States (Aldine, Harris County, TX, USA). In particular, we validate infection control and biological decontamination of the Smart Pod by testing surfaces and the air-filtration system for the COVID-19 virus and bacterial pathogens. We show the Smart Pod to be efficacious in providing a safe clinical environment for vaccine delivery. Moreover, in the Smart Pod, up-to-date education of community healthcare workers was provided to reduce vaccine hesitancy and improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The proposed solution has the potential to augment existing hospital capacity and combat the COVID-19 pandemic locally and globally.Elena PetrovaTimothy FarinholtTejas P. JoshiHannah MorenoMayar Al MohajerShital M. PatelJoseph PetrosinoSharmila AnandasabapathyMDPI AGarticlemobile clinicrelocatable medical facilityunderserved communitycoronavirusvaccinationinfection controlMedicineRENVaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1362, p 1362 (2021)
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description	Vaccine uptake is a multifactor measure of successful immunization outcomes that includes access to healthcare and vaccine hesitancy for both healthcare workers and communities. The present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for novel strategies to expand vaccine coverage in underserved regions. Mobile clinics hold the promise of ameliorating such inequities, although there is a paucity of studies that validate environmental infection in such facilities. Here, we describe community-based management of COVID-19 through a Smart Pod mobile clinic deployed in an underserved community area in the United States (Aldine, Harris County, TX, USA). In particular, we validate infection control and biological decontamination of the Smart Pod by testing surfaces and the air-filtration system for the COVID-19 virus and bacterial pathogens. We show the Smart Pod to be efficacious in providing a safe clinical environment for vaccine delivery. Moreover, in the Smart Pod, up-to-date education of community healthcare workers was provided to reduce vaccine hesitancy and improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The proposed solution has the potential to augment existing hospital capacity and combat the COVID-19 pandemic locally and globally.
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author	Elena Petrova Timothy Farinholt Tejas P. Joshi Hannah Moreno Mayar Al Mohajer Shital M. Patel Joseph Petrosino Sharmila Anandasabapathy
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A Community-Based Management of COVID-19 in a Mobile Container Unit

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