COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Trial
Vaccination Refusal, COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Vaccination Refusal
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has never received a dose of COVID-19 vaccination
- is considered eligible by the CDC at the time of enrollment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine
- is a staff, student, or household member of staff or student of one of the participating school districts
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination from any brand at any point in time
- ineligible to receive any COVID-19 vaccine due to medical history or age
- is not a staff or student, or household member of staff or student of one of the participating school districts
- participant (or their parents/LAR) do not provide consent.
Sites / Locations
- Ferguson-Florissant School DistrictRecruiting
- Jennings School DistrictRecruiting
- Pattonville School DistrictRecruiting
- St. Louis Language Immersion SchoolRecruiting
- Ritenour School DistrictRecruiting
- Normandy Schools CollaborativeRecruiting
- Maplewood Richmond Heights School DistrictRecruiting
- University City School DistrictRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Short Message Service (SMS) with an associated link to a multi-media website
Phone Call with Peer
The participant will receive a SMS with a brief message containing the following: (1) statement encouraging them to get vaccinated and (2) a link to a multi-media page with videos and additional resources encouraging individuals to be vaccinated. The multi-media website will be housed in the Safe Return To School website and updated by a designated study team members. This page will include the following COVID-19-related resources: publicly available vaccine promotion videos, videos consisting of community members discussing vaccine topics, resources regarding local vaccine sites, and links to additional literature resources.
The participant's peer will be a study team member who has the same or similar racial demographic as the participant. All team members conducting the peer phone calls will be trained in motivational interviewing. The participant will be called by their peer via zoom or phone. Motivational interviewing techniques will be utilized with the participant to promote vaccine uptake. The team member will use a facilitator guide throughout the peer intervention.