26-04-2021
People in prisons have a much higher risk of COVID-19 transmission than outside communities
People living and working in prisons should not be neglected as national programmes of COVID-19 vaccination roll out across the WHO European Region and globally. That is the main message of a recent article published by WHO/Europe in the Lancet journal.
During the pandemic, immunization activities in detention facilities can play a big role in reducing inequities in countries.
Vaccination for prisoners: the WHO European Region can do better
WHO research shows that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 is higher in prisons, where people live in close proximity to each other and have limited access to testing and personal protective equipment. Compared to the wider community, people living in prisons have a disproportionally higher burden of comorbidities, including noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which increases their chances of suffering severe outcomes from COVID-19.
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