This is the first in a series of publications in which report findings the Impact-C19P project which examines how Covid-19 impacted on the delivery and receipt of prison healthcare. Find out more about Impact-C19P here

2nd December 2021 • comment

A rapid review of early guidance to prevent and control COVID-19 in custodial settings

by WEPHREN

With over 11 million people incarcerated globally, prevention and control of COVID-19 in custodial settings is a critical component of the public health response. Given the risk of rapid transmission in these settings, it is important to know what guidance existed for responding to COVID-19 in the early stages of the pandemic. We sought to identify, collate, and summarise guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in custodial settings in the first six months of 2020.

21st October 2021 • comment

International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 17 Issue 3

by WEPHREN

21st October 2021 • comment

Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Infections Among Incarcerated Persons in a Federal Prison — Texas, July–August 2021

by WEPHREN

During a COVID-19 outbreak involving the Delta variant in a highly vaccinated incarcerated population, transmission rates were high, even among vaccinated persons.

19th October 2021 • comment

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