COVID-19 vaccine for people who live and work in prisons worldwide: a scoping review

N Ismail, L Tavoschi, B Moazen, A Roselló, E Plugge - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Overcrowding, poor conditions, and high population turnover make prisons highly
susceptible to COVID-19. Vaccination is key to controlling COVID-19, yet there is …

Implementation of COVID-19 vaccination services in prison in six European countries: translating emergency intervention into routine life-course vaccination

S Mazzilli, N Cocco, D Petri, B Moazen, A Rosello… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Evidence has shown that the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is much
higher in prisons than in the community. The release of the COVID-19 vaccine and the …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons: A qualitative study

D Lessard, D Ortiz-Paredes, H Park, O Varsaneux… - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Canadian correctional institutions have been prioritized for COVID-19
vaccination given the multiple outbreaks that have occurred since the start of the pandemic …

The impact of COVID-19 vaccination in prisons in England and Wales: a metapopulation model

CV McCarthy, O O'Mara, E van Leeuwen, M Jit… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background High incidence of cases and deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) have been reported in prisons worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of …

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among incarcerated people in California state prisons: a retrospective cohort study

ET Chin, D Leidner, Y Zhang, E Long, L Prince… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background Prisons and jails are high-risk settings for COVID-19 transmission, morbidity,
and mortality. COVID-19 vaccines may substantially reduce these risks, but evidence is …

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and uptake: perspectives from people released from the Federal Bureau of Prisons

C Kramer, M Song, CB Sufrin, GB Eber, LS Rubenstein… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract People in United States (US) prisons and jails have been disproportionately
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is due to challenges containing outbreaks in …

Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among incarcerated persons in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, June-July 2021

R Fukunaga, ZE Kaplan, T Rodriguez, L Hagan… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and trusted sources of
vaccination-related information among persons incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of …

Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons

D Ortiz-Paredes, O Varsaneux, J Worthington, H Park… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Vaccine uptake rates have been historically low in correctional settings. To
better understand vaccine hesitancy in these high-risk settings, we explored reasons for …

Depopulation or vaccination? Tackling the COVID-19 crisis in prisons in Africa

D Katey, K Abass, EK Garsonu, RM Gyasi - Health & justice, 2022 - Springer
Several attempts have been made by the global public health efforts and national
governments to contain the spread and vulnerabilities to COVID-19. Evidence, however …

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 …