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ArticleVaccines2021

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

Elena Petrova, Timothy Farinholt, Tejas P Joshi, Hannah Moreno, Mayar Al Mohajer, Shital M Patel, Joseph Petrosino, Sharmila Anandasabapathy

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Article in Vaccines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors.

Elena PetrovaBaylor Global Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Timothy FarinholtAlkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Tejas P JoshiBaylor Global Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7897-2940
Hannah MorenoAlkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Mayar Al MohajerDepartment of Medicine-Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Shital M PatelDepartment of Medicine-Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Joseph PetrosinoAlkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Sharmila AnandasabapathyBaylor Global Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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coronavirusdecontaminationinfection controlmobile clinicrelocatable medical facilityunderserved communityvaccination

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PMID34835293
PMCPMC8624920

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