Table 1.

General characteristics of the included studies.

Author	Year	Country	Vaccine	Preparation Needs	Layout	Dimension *	Location
Aaby et al. [49]	2004	USA	Smallpox	Not available	Triage station outside the center where linear flow split in two lines according to medical history, registration station, waiting rooms with educational videos, screening station, consultation station (only for people with comorbidities), vaccination station, exit	Not available	School
Andress, et al. [50]	2003	USA	Smallpox	Strategy meetings; visit the potential sites; training involved personnel, staff distinctive vest for personnel	Vaccine storage, triage, screening, education, isolation, vaccination, computer entry, with signs identifying the stations	105,000 square foot	Shopping mall
Asllani et al. [51]	2007	USA	Influenza	Trained personnel, transportation, equipment, retrieve available guidelines, vaccines, visits to the potential sites and investigate the layout	Registration immediately after entrance, waiting rooms with educational videos, medical evaluation rooms, vaccination station, and exit	Not applicable	Computer simulation
Asllani et al. [52]	2007	USA	Influenza	transportation vehicles, medical and assistant equipment such as wheelchairs	Entrance, registration area, waiting rooms with educational videos, vaccination room or medical evaluation area for those with comorbidities, waiting room and exit	Not applicable	Computer simulation
Caum et al. [53]	2013	USA	Influenza	Estimate number of doses needed, ensure that stocks arrived, evaluate which vaccine formulation to offer, understand characteristics of target population (if any special needs), training personnel also in electronic data entry	The vaccinator sat between the 2 seated patients to facilitate rapid access to patients. Drawer was on the other side of the room ensuring a setady supply of vaccine. For each patient’s seat there was a data collector	Not available	School
Gupta et al. [54]	2009	USA	Influenza	Not available	Arrival, consent hand out lane, consent form filled in lane, vaccination at the point of dispense, detour and depart	Vehicle gap length 12 feet, length of the consent form lane 950 feet, length of vaccination lane 50 feet	Drive-through clinic at a stadium
Ha et al. [55]	2014	USA	Influenza	Standardized training for personnel, meeting, staff distinctive vest for personnel	Linear flow split in two lines according to medical history; with signs identifying the stations	Not available	Auditorium
Jenlink et al. [56]	2009	USA	Influenza for children	Promotional campaign to the population only when sure about vaccine supply. One lot per day for each center in order to print the lot number on all the form and save time. Determine target population for the vaccine. Secure supply	Unidirectional linear flow from gathering area, multiple stations for eligiblity, screening, completition and review form, and perform vaccination; and 1 post-vaccination area	Not available	School
Jenlink et al. [57]	2009	USA	Influenza for adults	Preparation meeting during the summer in order to know the vaccination plan and flu update	Not available	Not available	Clinics with school nurses
Kar et al. [58]	2011	India	Cholera	Training for staff	Screening, verbal consent, vaccination station, registration station, waiting room, issued vaccination cards, collected remaining vaccine vials and waste at the end of each session, and brought waste back to the designated health facility	Not available	School and local clubs
Phillips et al. [59]	2004	USA	Influenza	Staff meeting one week before to ensure availability of administrative and clinical supplies, distribute staffing schedules, and order staff refreshments. A mandatory meeting for all staff involved was planned the day before the mass vaccination day	Incident Command Center, staff accommodations, restrooms, entrance and exits, parking and proposed traffic flow with signs and marking corridors	Not available	School
Porter et al. [60]	2009	USA	Influenza	A good reservation system in plan, scanner, personnel	Not available	Not available	Health department location
Swift et al. [61]	2011–2015	USA	Influenza	Staff meetings to identify challenges and opportunities. Training for staff	Entrance in the midway along the long side of the tent, 4 lines with traffic flow personnel who directed to 18 horizontal vaccination stations. Vaccination station, documentation stations and exit. The vaccination tent also contained the incident command center. Next to the vaccination tent there was an emergency medical tent	40 × 120 feet	Outdoor tent clinic outside the hospital
Wheeler et al. [62]	2021	USA	COVID-19	A phone app and web-site appointment systems	Parking, check-in station, waiting area, recovery and observational tent	Not available	Disneyland parking
Yang et al. [62]	2003	China	Typhoid fever and meningitis A	Promotional campaign, training for staff, simulation with a sub sample	Multiple vaccination centers (107), one for each cluster	Not available	School, health facility, factory or locations such as intersections and squares

* Dimension of the building. USA: United States of America.