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Logistical and fiscal sustainability of a school-based, pharmacist-administered influenza vaccination program
John Fontanesi1, Sierra Jue-Leong
1School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0821, USA. jfontanesi@ucsd.edu
Objective:
To assess the fiscal and logistical viability of school-based, pharmacist-administered influenza vaccination programs.
Design:
Econometric observational study.
Setting:
Nine schools in the Rincon Unified School District, Santa Rosa, CA.
Participants:
Safeway Pharmacies; Rincon Unified School District; California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch; and University of California, San Diego.
Intervention:
Assessment of direct workflow observations and administrative data.
Main Outcome Measures:
Unit costs, productivity, and effectiveness of school-based, pharmacist-administered influenza vaccination programs.
Results:
The results showed a unit cost of $23.63 (compared with $25.60 for mass vaccination and $39.79 for walk-in shot-only vaccination clinics). The productivity index ($0.88) and efficiency index ($1.12) were better compared with data reported for comparable vaccination programs.
Conclusion:
School-based, pharmacist-administered vaccination programs are fiscally and logistically self-sustaining, viable alternatives to medical office-based or community-based mass vaccination clinics, and may offer a practical strategy for vaccinating children and adolescents.
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