Is that for here or to go?" Drive Through Pediatric Vaccine Clinic as a Novel Approach during a global pandemic."

Objective Routine childhood vaccination and well-child visits are essential for pediatric patients' preventative and public healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate and significant decline in well-child visits and vaccine administration. A one-of-a-kind' Drive Through Vaccine Clinic' was established to improve the vaccination rate and alleviate parental anxiety about being exposed to COVID-19 infection. Methods Our initial focus was on children between 18 months - 4 years of age at the start of the pandemic, and then slowly extended this to the back-to-school vaccines and the Influenza vaccines. Results The Drive-Through Immunization Station provided 745 vaccines to 415 patients between April and September 2020. The median wait time involved from patient arrival to completion of vaccine administration was five minutes at the Drive-Through location. Patient and parent feedback was positive. The addition of Drive Through Clinic helped significantly increase the total number of vaccines administered compared to the previous year. Conclusion In a global pandemic, innovative ideas to increase access to preventive healthcare should be a priority. In the future, this method of nontraditional vaccine administration will allow for improved outreach efforts to underserved populations in our communities and better disaster preparedness.