School-Based Interventions to Increase Student COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Public School Populations with Low Coverage — Seattle, Washington, December 2021–June 2022
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The program included strategic messaging, school-located vaccination clinics, and school-led community engagement. Vaccination data from the Washington State Immunization Information System (WAIIS) were analyzed to examine disparities in COVID-19 vaccination by demographic and school characteristics and trends over time. In December 2021, 56.5% of all SPS students, 33.7% of children aged 5-11 years, and 81.3% of children aged 12-18 years had completed a COVID-19 primary vaccination series. By June 2022, overall series completion had increased to 80.3% and was 74.0% and 86.6% among children aged 5-11 years and 12-18 years, respectively. School-led vaccination programs can leverage community partnerships and relationships with families to improve COVID-19 vaccine access and coverage.
Authors: Tarayn Fairlie, Brian Chu, Ebony S. Thomas, Audrey K. Querns, Andie Lyons, Melissa Koziol, Janet A. Englund, Eric M. Anderson, Katherine Graff, Sara Rigel, Teal R. Bell, Sharon Saydah, Kevin Chatham-Stephens, Tara M. Vogt, Samara Hoag, Melissa Briggs-Hagen
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funders: Pfizer, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Moderna
OpenAlex ID: W4327596362