TY - JOUR
T1 - Vaccination of the Elderly in Assisted Living by the Israeli Emergency Medical Services
AU - Jaffe, Eli
AU - Dopelt, Keren
AU - Davidovitch, Nadav
AU - Bitan, Yuval
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Israel was called on to vaccinate the most vulnerable population - the elderly in assisted living facilities and their caregivers. Two parameters led the operation: (1) maximum use of the scarce COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) minimizing the time it took to reach this entire population. We present the process of vaccinating 126 245 people in two weeks at 756 locations countrywide, focusing on the planning and logistics of this operation. Resilience, flexible logistics, and dedicated personnel provided an efficient public health operation.
AB - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Israel was called on to vaccinate the most vulnerable population - the elderly in assisted living facilities and their caregivers. Two parameters led the operation: (1) maximum use of the scarce COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) minimizing the time it took to reach this entire population. We present the process of vaccinating 126 245 people in two weeks at 756 locations countrywide, focusing on the planning and logistics of this operation. Resilience, flexible logistics, and dedicated personnel provided an efficient public health operation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85113883212&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306318
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306318
M3 - Article
C2 - 34370533
AN - SCOPUS:85113883212
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 111
SP - 1223
EP - 1226
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 7
ER -