Abstract

Existing literature is limited on the efficacy and compliance of COVID-19 vaccines. Most current research studies were trials, which limited access to higher analysis studies to develop a project’s aim. To solidify the understanding of current and previous vaccination compliance, this project was derived from studies of research based on influenza vaccination rates in different populations which found discrepancies among different racial groups. This discrepancy is the target addressed in this quality improvement project focused on providing education in order to improve vaccination rates and understanding; it is hypothesized that informing Hispanic adult outpatients between the ages of 19-74 at Golden Valley Health Centers (GVHC) of the COVID-19 vaccine via educational materials will improve vaccination compliance rates by 20% by 2023 using pre/post-surveys.

In the surveys, metrics of willingness would be measured through rating-styled questions where patients would describe their skepticism on a 1-5 scale. Scores of 1-2 would be rated as being more skeptical than that of 3-5. For those who collectively seemed skeptical across the range of questions marking 1-2, an educational brochure would be administered. Although the project remains unfinished, if the data proved to be supportive of our hypothesis, a greater population would be surveyed to draw more appropriate conclusions.