Jennifer Attonito on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Florida

<p>The availability of pharmacist-administered vaccination has grown in recent decades. Proximity to a pharmacy has found to be predictive of vaccine use. </p><p>In Florida, Publix grocery stores were the first retail pharmacies to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible members of the public. For more than a month after the initial rollout, Publix remained the sole retail pharmacy authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p>Grocery stores seem like a natural place to reach a large share of the population, but grocery stores are not located evenly throughout communities.</p><p>Jennifer Attonito, an instructor of health administration from <a href="https://www.fau.edu/">Florida Atlantic University</a>, joins <em>A Health Podyssey</em> to discuss disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines during the initial vaccine rollout in Florida.</p><p>Attonito and co-authors published a paper in the December 2021 issue of <em>Health Affairs </em>that analyzed the locations of Publix stores in Florida. They found that the Publix locations don't always line up with where the needs are greatest.</p><p>Listen to <em>Health Affairs </em>Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jennifer Attonito on her research, its implications in the context of broader vaccine disparities, and health equity.</p><p><a href="https://www.pubservice.com/backissue/subbi.aspx?CO=PJ&amp;PC=HR&amp;BI=HRI&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=december2021issue&amp;utm_content=attonito">If you enjoyed this interview, order the December 2021 <em>Health Affairs </em>issue</a>.</p><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-health-podyssey/id1533852530">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3tAEbXdlzlcgjLTHfJMYqR">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=576615&amp;refid=stpr">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2EtaGVhbHRoLXBvZHlzc2V5">Google Podc