Vaccination Vehicles for COVID-19 Immunization - China, 2021
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Expression and Purification of Virus-like Particles for Vaccination
Published on: June 2, 2016
Hong Lei1, Lingsheng Cao1, Yi Gong2
1National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Background:
Recently, developed vaccination vehicles were repurposed and deployed for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in China. We described the vehicles and reported an evaluation of vaccination throughput of these vehicles for COVID-19 vaccination in China.
Methods:
We obtained daily reports of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in vehicles in Hubei Province between March 16 and 29 of 2021. We determined the rate of COVID-19 vaccines given and evaluated the applicability of vaccination vehicles for COVID-19 vaccination.
Results:
Vehicles with 2 vaccination stations are suitable for several real-world scenarios. Vehicles administered an average of 72 COVID-19 vaccine doses per hour, with an upper limit of 145 doses per hour.
Conclusion:
Vaccination vehicles can save human and financial resources and provide high quality, effective, convenient, and rapid on-site vaccination services; they can increase the pace of COVID-19 vaccination.
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