Uneven rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations in United States prisons

M Peterson, MF Behne, B Denget, K Nowotny… - Health Affairs …, 2021 - healthaffairs.org
People who are incarcerated have high rates of COVID-19 infection and death compared to
the general population. Correctional facilities are overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and …

COVID-19 outbreak in a state prison: a case study on the implementation of key public health recommendations for containment and prevention

C Duarte, DB Cameron, AT Kwan, SM Bertozzi… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background People incarcerated in US prisons have been disproportionately harmed by the
COVID-19 pandemic. That prisons are such efficient superspreading environments can be …

Prevention and control of COVID-19 in Italian prisons: stringent measures and unintended consequences

L Tavoschi, R Monarca, R Giuliani… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The need to integrate prisons and other custodial settings in the comprehensive response to
COVID-19 epidemic was recently advocated (1) and WHO as recently issued guidance to …

Vaccination plus decarceration—stopping Covid-19 in jails and prisons

BA Barsky, E Reinhart, P Farmer… - New England Journal …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Vaccination plus Decarceration With the rollout of Covid vaccines, public debate regarding
health in jails and prisons has increasingly shifted from decarceration toward vaccination of …

Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among incarcerated people and staff in three large, state prisons: a cross-sectional study

I Osman, A Williams, K Pierson, E Ryu, RJ Shlafer - Health & Justice, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted individuals in
carceral facilities–both incarcerated people and staff. Vaccination is an important tool in …

[HTML][HTML] Education increases COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people in Canadian federal prisons in a prospective randomized controlled trial: The EDUCATE study

T Zolotarova, C Dussault, H Park, O Varsaneux… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Education is key to behavioural adoption and acceptability of health interventions. We
evaluated the impact of an educational intervention administered 1: 1 to individuals …

Self-rated health impact of COVID 19 confinement on inmates in Southeastern of Europe: a qualitative study

R Sánchez-Recio, M Samper-Pardo… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the implementation of various measures
within closed institutions like prisons to control the spread of the virus. Analyzing the impact …

[HTML][HTML] Initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccination uptake in a correctional setting: cross-sectional study

J Berk, M Murphy, K Kane, P Chan, J Rich… - JMIRx med, 2021 - xmed.jmir.org
Background: The largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the United States have occurred in
correctional facilities, and little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of SARS-CoV …

Special challenges in dealing the COVID-19 pandemic in Swiss prisons

M Wegel, S Wardak, DJ Meyer - SAGE Open, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic was, and is, managed by prevention measures, based on limited
contact in public spaces and general restrictions on freedom of movement. Especially social …

Implementation of novel and conventional outbreak control measures in managing COVID-19 outbreaks in a large UK prison

PC Coleman, A Pailing, A Roy, É O'Moore… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Outbreak control measures during COVID-19 outbreaks in a large UK prison
consisted of standard (eg, self-isolation) and novel measures, including establishment of:(i) …