Sara Mazzilli, Nicola Cocco, Davide Petri, Babak Moazen, Alicia Rosello, Jemima D'Arcy, Emma Plugge, Laura Baglietto, Eva Murauer, Heino Stöver, Tassos Trattonikolas, Iakovos Stylianou, Svetlana Doltu, Vladislav Busmachiu, Josefina Mavrou, Ioanna Yiasemi, Irina Barbiros, Filipa Alves da Costa, Fadi Meroueh, Roberto Ranieri, Lara Tavoschi
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 recommendation by WHO to include prisons among priority settings have led to the inclusion of prisons in national COVID-19 vaccination strategies. Evidence on prison health and healthcare services provision is limited and often focuses on a single country or institution due to the multiple challenges of conducting research in prison settings...
April 10, 2024: BMC Public Health