Incarcerated people should be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination

Simpson, Paul; Lévy, Michaël; Butler, Tony

doi:10.1136/bmj.n859

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“…In South Australia, the same provision was established in October 2021 Due to the fragility of people in prison and the precarious clinical condition of many prisoners, COVID-19 vaccination should be a priority in this population [17,80]. However, the vaccination campaign in prisons is still slow and incomplete, and should be encouraged by governments [81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89]. COVID-19 vaccination certification, also called "COVID-19 passport" or "Green Pass" (GP), exists in many countries [86,89].…”

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The Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Prisons and Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review and a New Strategic Protocol of Prevention

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Health risks within prisons are well known and have worsened with the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), becoming a public health emergency. To date, there are more than 10 million inmates in the world; in most cases, conditions are bad and health care is scarce. A SARS-CoV-2 outbreak inside a prison is extremely rapid. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze all possible prevention techniques to reduce the risk of COVID-19 related infection within prisons. A systematic review of the literature was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar were used as search engines from 1 January 2020 to 1 November 2021 to evaluate the prevention of COVID-19 in prisoners. A total of 1757 articles were collected. Of them, 486 duplicates were removed. A total of 1250 articles did not meet the inclusion criteria. In conclusion, 21 articles were included in the present systematic review. From this analysis, it emerged that the most common COVID-19 prevention methods were the screening of the entire population (prisoners and workers) inside the prison through swab analysis and the reduction in overcrowding in prisons. Few studies concerned the prevention of COVID-19 infection through vaccination and the implementation of quarantine. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review that evaluates the prevention of COVID-19 within jails and the real effectiveness of all possible methods used and published in the literature. Finally, a very useful strategic protocol is provided to reduce the incidence of infection and to control and manage COVID-19 in prisons.

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The Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Prisons and Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review and a New Strategic Protocol of Prevention

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“…45 Most included studies were published in countries of the Global North. More than half (n=25, 57%) were published in the United States; [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62] five were published in the United Kingdom; [63][64][65][66][67] two were from Brazil; [68][69] and there was one publication each from Africa, 70 Canada, [71][72][73] and South Korea. 46 An additional nine papers focused on various world regions.…”

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“…46 An additional nine papers focused on various world regions. Three had a global focus; 71,73,74 four focused solely on Europe; 12,[75][76][77] and two presented comparative accounts, one between the UK, US, and Europe, 78 and one between the US and Brazil. 79 The majority of empirical studies were judged to be of good quality (see Appendix 3).…”

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“…Several countries -Canada, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, the UK, and several US states -offered COVID-19 vaccination to people in prisons based on age and long-term health conditions, in line with prioritisation strategies for the wider community. 71,73,77,78 In the UK, prison officers are not considered to have the same level of risk exposure as health and social care workers, even though they work with imprisoned individuals vulnerable to COVID-19. 66 A modelling study from the US found that allocation of COVID-19 vaccines by age was most effective in preventing deaths.…”

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

Ismail

Tavoschi

Moazen

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Overcrowding, poor conditions, and high population turnover make prisons highly susceptible to COVID-19. Vaccination is key to controlling COVID-19, yet there is disagreement regarding whether people who live and work in prisons should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes. To help resolve this, we critically examine the extent, nature, and quality of extant literature regarding prioritisation of COVID-19 vaccinations for people who live and work in prisons. Using a scoping review as our methodological framework, we conducted a systematic literature search of 17 databases. From 2,307 potentially eligible articles, we removed duplicates and screened titles and abstracts to retain 45 articles for review and quality appraisal. Findings indicated that while most countries recognise that prisons are at risk of high levels of COVID-19 transmission, only a minority have explicitly prioritised people who live and work in prisons for COVID-19 vaccination. Even among those that have, prioritisation criteria varies considerably. This is set against a backdrop of political barriers, such as politicians questioning the moral deservingness of people in prison; policy barriers, such as the absence of a unified international framework of how vaccine prioritisation should proceed in prisons; logistical barriers regarding vaccine administration in prisons; and behavioural barriers including vaccine hesitancy. We outline five strategies to prioritise people who live and work in prisons in COVID-19 vaccination plans: (1) improving data collection on COVID-19 vaccination, (2) reducing the number of people imprisoned, (3) tackling vaccine populism through advocacy, (4) challenging arbitrary prioritisation processes via legal processes, and (5) conducting more empirical research on COVID-19 vaccination planning, delivery, and acceptability. Implementing these strategies would help to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the prison population, prevent community transmission, improve vaccine uptake in prisons beyond the current pandemic, foster political accountability, and inform future decision-making.

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“…Nachvollziehbar ist somit auch, dass sowohl auf ethischer Grundlage als auch im Interesse des Infektionsschutzes eine Priorisierung inhaftierter bzw. untergebrachter Personen im Zuge nationaler Impfkampagnen gegen COVID-19 geboten ist [ 7 , 20 ].…”

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COVID-19-Impfungen im Maßregelvollzug: einige Überlegungen zu ethischen und juristischen Aspekten

Praus

Biebinger²,

Dreßing

2021

Nervenarzt

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Incarcerated people should be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination

Abstract: Vaccination is essential for this vulnerable group, and the civil society around them

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

The Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Prisons and Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review and a New Strategic Protocol of Prevention

The Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Prisons and Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review and a New Strategic Protocol of Prevention

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

COVID-19-Impfungen im Maßregelvollzug: einige Überlegungen zu ethischen und juristischen Aspekten

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