{"id":383,"date":"2021-03-23T19:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=383"},"modified":"2025-03-06T20:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:44:50","slug":"the-plan-to-eliminate-barriers-and-provide-23000-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/the-plan-to-eliminate-barriers-and-provide-23000-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"The plan to eliminate barriers and provide 23,000 COVID-19 vaccines","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frustrating. Challenging. Confusing. Competitive.\u00a0These are some of the words people have used to describe their experience trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Imagine how much harder it is for people without access to transportation, a computer or the internet.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic, and especially vaccine distribution, continues to underscore health disparities. Some of the most common barriers to vaccination include access to reliable transportation, internet, technology, translation services and trusted information. These barriers can impact people most at-risk of serious illness from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<h2>MultiCare intends to remove these barriers with help from community partners and donors.<\/h2>\n<p>In March 2020, after an outpouring of support from community members,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.multicare.org\/site\/SPageNavigator\/Foundations\/homepage.html\">MultiCare Foundations<\/a>\u00a0created the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.multicare.org\/site\/Donation2?2262.donation=form1&amp;df_id=2262&amp;mfc_pref=T\">MultiCare COVID-19 Response Fund<\/a>\u00a0to fund some of the most urgent COVID-19 needs. Donations have helped purchase safety equipment; in-house testing machines; technology to help critically-ill COVID-19 patients visit virtually with loved ones; research; and increased staff support through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/code-lavender-caring-for-our\/\">Code Lavender<\/a>\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the most urgent funding priority is equitable vaccine distribution.<\/p>\n<p>MultiCare\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Task Force includes staff from MultiCare\u2019s Center for Health Equity and Wellness and Population Health teams. Members of the task force have created a plan to proactively reach and provide 23,000 vaccines to people who are most at-risk of COVID-19 and who may not otherwise receive the vaccine. The plan includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offering vaccination clinics at community centers that serve racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugees, limited English speaking populations and individuals experiencing houselessness<\/li>\n<li>Working alongside trusted community leaders and organizations to provide targeted outreach to those disproportionately affected by COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Developing strategies to inform and schedule vaccine appointments for individuals who don\u2019t have access to a computer or internet<\/li>\n<li>Providing on-site language translation services at vaccination clinics<\/li>\n<li>Providing COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible children ages 16 and older through the Mary Bridge Children\u2019s Mobile Immunization Clinic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cost to implement the plan is around $810,000 \u2014 about $22-$33 to reach and vaccinate someone who many not otherwise receive the COVID-19 vaccine.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.multicare.org\/site\/SPageNavigator\/Foundations\/homepage.html\">MultiCare Foundations<\/a>\u00a0launched an urgent fundraising campaign in March, inviting people to contribute to the program through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.multicare.org\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20102b?2262.donation=form1&amp;df_id=2262&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=1EFFE9CA2E3FE23BC3BB78787724012F\">MultiCare COVID-19 Response Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How will these donations make an impact?<\/p>\n<p>Mary Quinlan, Executive Director of MultiCare\u2019s Center for Health Equity and Wellness, makes it clear:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can help save lives and remove barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine with a gift to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.multicare.org\/site\/Donation2?2262.donation=form1&amp;df_id=2262&amp;mfc_pref=T\">MultiCare COVID-19 Response Fund<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frustrating. 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