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In the face of COVID-19 and Influenza outbreaks that can heavily impact the health of students, staff, and faculty on college campuses nationwide, maintaining the accessibility of vaccinations in university populations has emerged as recent challenge due to healthcare staffing shortages.
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of collegiate Emergency Medical Service (EMS) involvement in vaccination efforts. Collegiate EMS personnel were trained to administer intramuscular injections and clinical oversight in campus vaccine clinics was maintained by Campus Health administration.
Collegiate EMS personnel at the University of North Carolina provided staffing in a Campus Health vaccine clinic for a total of 55 days and represented, on average, 36.7% of the overall vaccine-administration staffing.
The study authors concluded that collegiate EMS personnel serving in a vaccination capacity may provide a unique avenue to achieve disease prevention goals on campuses nationally.
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