Survey of College Health Services: COVID Vaccine Distribution Strategies
This study looks at how 38 US and Canadian colleges and university health services are planning to distribute or are currently distributing COVID vaccines to their students, faculty and staff. The data and commentary help readers to answer questions such as: how confident are colleges in vaccine distribution strategies? How disruptive will anti-vaccine sentiment be? What percentage of students do you expect to vaccinate through the college health service? Will vaccination be mandatory? If so, for whom? How well prepared are colleges to handle the distribution of vaccines that require storage at sub-freezing temperatures? How good is the level of communication between the college or university health service and vaccine distribution programs established by state or local governments in your area? How are college’s prioritizing vaccine distribution? What kind of committees or task forces have been developed to oversee or advise on the process?
Just a few of the 54-page report’s many findings are that:
A plurality of 23.68% of respondents expect a vaccine to be in common use by most students in their institution by March or April 2021.
Less than 10% seriously lack confidence in their institution’s vaccine distribution strategy and capabilities.
Overall, respondents believed that an average of 50.26% of their students (with a median of 50%, minimum of 0%, and maximum of 100%) are expected to receive a vaccine through the college health services once a vaccine is distributed.
Data is broken out by size, type and tuition level of the colleges, as well as by other useful factors.
- QUESTIONNAIRE
- PARTICIPANT LIST
- Characteristics of the sample
- SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Expectations for common use of COVID-19 vaccine
- We asked the question: In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution?
- We provided five possible answers to this question: they are: 1) In January or February 2021 2) In March or April 2021 3) In May, June, July or August 2021 4) September or October 2021 5) Later than October 2021
- Confidence in vaccine distribution planning
- We asked the question: How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning?
- We provided five possible answers to this question: they are: 1) Extremely confident 2) Very confident 3) Somewhat confident 4) Not so confident 5) Not at all confident
- Percentage expected to receive a vaccine through college health service
- We asked the following question: When a vaccine for COVID is distributed what percentage of each of the following would you expect to get a vaccine through the college health service?
- Students
- Faculty and staff
- Campus departments playing role in vaccine distribution
- We asked the question: In addition to the college health service which departments on campus will play a major role in vaccine distribution?
- Tracking of vaccinations
- We asked the question: How will the college track which students have or have not received a vaccine?
- Mandatory vaccinations
- We asked the question: Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff?
- We provided three possible answers to this question: they are: 1) Yes 2) No 3) Yes but only for faculty and staff
- Handling vaccines requiring refrigeration
- We asked the question: How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines?
- We provided five possible answers to this question; they are: 1) Extremely well-prepared 2) Very well prepared 3) Can get prepared 4) Not very prepared 5) Not at all prepared
- Satisfaction with quality of communication between health centers and vaccine distribution programs
- We asked the question: How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area?
- We provided five possible answers to this question; they are: 1) Very satisfied 2) Satisfied 3) Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 4) Dissatisfied 5) Very dissatisfied
- Worries about vaccine distribution
- We asked the question: What worries you most about vaccine distribution on campus or off campus to your college community?
- Committee or individual who interfaces with vaccine distribution personnel
- We asked the question: Describe the committee or individual point person who interfaces with vaccine distribution personnel at your state health department or other point of contact for vaccine distribution
- College’s role in prioritizing vaccinations
- We asked the question: How much of a role will the college have in prioritizing who gets the vaccine first? How will the college influence these decisions with state health officials or other authorities?
- Extent of problem with anti-vaccine sentiment
- We asked the question: How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty?
- We provided four possible answers to this question; they are: 1) A great deal 2) A lot 3) A moderate amount 4) A little
- Table 1.1 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution?
- Table 1.2 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution? Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 1.3 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution? Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 1.4 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution? Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 1.5 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution? Broken out by tuition level
- Table 1.6 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution? Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 1.7 In your general college planning when do you expect that a COVID-19 vaccine will be in common use by most students at your institution? Broken out by % of students living on campus
- Table 2.1 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning?
- Table 2.2 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning? Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 2.3 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning? Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 2.4 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning? Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 2.5 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning? Broken out by tuition level
- Table 2.6 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning? Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 2.7 How confident are you in your college's vaccine distribution planning? Broken out by % of students living on campus
- Table 3 When a vaccine for COVID is distributed what percentage of each of the following would you expect to get a vaccine through the college health service?
- Table 3.1.1 % of students expected to get vaccine through student health service
- Table 3.1.2 students Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 3.1.3 students Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 3.1.4 students Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 3.1.5 students Broken out by tuition level
- Table 3.1.6 students Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 3.1.7 students Broken out by % of students living on campus
- Table 3.2.1 faculty and staff expected to get vaccine through student health service
- Table 3.2.2 faculty and staff Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 3.2.3 faculty and staff Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 3.2.4 faculty and staff Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 3.2.5 faculty and staff Broken out by tuition level
- Table 3.2.6 faculty and staff Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 3.2.7 faculty and staff Broken out by % of students living on campus
- In addition to the college health service which departments on campus will play a major role in vaccine distribution?
- How will the college track which students have or have not received a vaccine?
- Table 4.1 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff?
- Table 4.2 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff? Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 4.3 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff? Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 4.4 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff? Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 4.5 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff? Broken out by tuition level
- Table 4.6 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff? Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 4.7 Do you anticipate that your college authorities will require vaccination for students, faculty and staff? Broken out by % of students living on campus
- Table 5.1 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines?
- Table 5.2 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines? Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 5.3 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines? Broken out by type or Carnegie class
- Table 5.4 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines? Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 5.5 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines? Broken out by tuition level
- Table 5.6 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines? Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 5.7 How well prepared is your campus to handle the distribution of vaccines that may require refrigeration at the sub-freezing temperatures required for some vaccines? Broken out by % of students living on campus
- Table 6.1 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area?
- Table 6.2 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area? Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 6.3 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area? Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 6.4 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area? Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 6.5 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area? Broken out by tuition level
- Table 6.6 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area? Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 6.7 How satisfied are you with the quality of the communications between your college/university health center and the vaccine distribution programs established by state and local government in your area? Broken out by % of students living on campus
- What worries you most about vaccine distribution on campus or off campus to your college community?
- Describe the committee or individual point person who interfaces with vaccine distribution personnel at your state health department or other point of contact for vaccine distribution.
- How much of a role will the college have in prioritizing who gets the vaccine first? How will the college influence these decisions with state health officials or other authorities?
- Table 7.1 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty?
- Table 7.2 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty? Broken out by for public and private colleges
- Table 7.3 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty? Broken out by type or Carnegie class.
- Table 7.4 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty? Broken out by enrollment level
- Table 7.5 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty? Broken out by tuition level
- Table 7.6 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty? Broken out by current college operating model
- Table 7.7 How much of a problem do you anticipate having with anti-vaccine sentiment among students and faculty? Broken out by % of students living on campus
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