As the Covid-19 pandemic hit New York City in the spring of 2020, many families were home-bound due to the city-wide lockdown. As a result, families in New York City were unable to attend their child's healthcare appointments and many young children did not receive their regularly-scheduled vaccinations. Parts of the city-wide lockdown did eventually lift in the summer of 2020 as positive Covid-19 virus rates declined in NYC. However, regularly scheduled vaccination rates (non-Covid-related) remain low. Yet, it is critical that young children receive their mandatory vaccines in a timely manner to decrease the chance of contracting preventable illnesses. Thus, the investigators seek to increase vaccination rates among children ages 0-2 years in Sunset Park Brooklyn.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,034
Text parents of children (age 0-2yrs) who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn FHC network to increase vaccination rates.
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
Change in pediatric vaccination rate among children ages 0-2 years (proportion of vaccines due per person)
Time frame: Baseline - 1 year
Number of scheduled appointments
Time frame: 1 year
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