ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app
Vaccine information of varying quality is available through many different sources. We describe the creation, release and utilization of ReadyVax, a new mobile smartphone app providing access to trustworthy, evidence-based vaccine information for a target audience of healthcare providers, pharmacist...
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2017-05-01
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| author | Robert A. Bednarczyk Paula M. Frew Daniel A. Salmon Ellen Whitney Saad B. Omer |
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| description | Vaccine information of varying quality is available through many different sources. We describe the creation, release and utilization of ReadyVax, a new mobile smartphone app providing access to trustworthy, evidence-based vaccine information for a target audience of healthcare providers, pharmacists, and patients (including parents of children). We describe the information content and technical development of ReadyVax. Between the hard launch of the app on February 12, 2015 and October 8, 2016, the app has been downloaded by 5,142 unique users, with 6,841 total app sessions initiated, comprising a total of 15,491 screen views (2.3 screens/session on average). ReadyVax has been downloaded by users in 102 different countries; most users (52%) are from the United States. We are continuing outreach efforts to increase app use, and planning for development of an Android-compatible version of ReadyVax, to increase the available market for the app. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5225bfe5cb534bedbb4515b925e46a1a2023-09-25T11:00:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2017-05-011351149115410.1080/21645515.2016.12637791263779ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information appRobert A. Bednarczyk0Paula M. Frew1Daniel A. Salmon2Ellen Whitney3Saad B. Omer4Rollins School of Public Health, Emory UniversityRollins School of Public Health, Emory UniversityInstitute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthCenter for Public Health Preparedness and Research, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory UniversityRollins School of Public Health, Emory UniversityVaccine information of varying quality is available through many different sources. We describe the creation, release and utilization of ReadyVax, a new mobile smartphone app providing access to trustworthy, evidence-based vaccine information for a target audience of healthcare providers, pharmacists, and patients (including parents of children). We describe the information content and technical development of ReadyVax. Between the hard launch of the app on February 12, 2015 and October 8, 2016, the app has been downloaded by 5,142 unique users, with 6,841 total app sessions initiated, comprising a total of 15,491 screen views (2.3 screens/session on average). ReadyVax has been downloaded by users in 102 different countries; most users (52%) are from the United States. We are continuing outreach efforts to increase app use, and planning for development of an Android-compatible version of ReadyVax, to increase the available market for the app.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1263779appsmartphonevaccinationvaccine |
| spellingShingle | Robert A. Bednarczyk Paula M. Frew Daniel A. Salmon Ellen Whitney Saad B. Omer ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics app smartphone vaccination vaccine |
| title | ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app |
| title_full | ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app |
| title_fullStr | ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app |
| title_full_unstemmed | ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app |
| title_short | ReadyVax: A new mobile vaccine information app |
| title_sort | readyvax a new mobile vaccine information app |
| topic | app smartphone vaccination vaccine |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1263779 |
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