Covid-19 vaccine in prison: a not-to-be-missed opportunity to promote access to vaccination in adolescents
Covid-19 vaccination campaigns for adolescents have been taking place in many countries for some months.12 The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation have called for vaccine prioritisation within countries to take into account the needs of those groups that, due to underlying social...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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10 June 2022
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The BMJ
Year: 2022, Volume: 377, Pages: 1-2 |
| ISSN: | 1756-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.o1439 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1439 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1439 
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| Author Notes: | Sara Mazzilli, Babak Moazen, Heino Stover, Emma Plugge, Lara Tavoschi |
| Summary: | Covid-19 vaccination campaigns for adolescents have been taking place in many countries for some months.12 The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation have called for vaccine prioritisation within countries to take into account the needs of those groups that, due to underlying social, ethnic, geographic, or biomedical factors, are at greater risk of getting infected or suffering most severe consequences from covid-19.3 Since the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is considerably higher in prisons and detention facilities than elsewhere, adolescents who are detained in juvenile institutions should be prioritised for vaccination.4 - - Detained adolescents often come from marginalised groups of society with a considerable burden of ill health rooted in poverty and discrimination, and with limited access … |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 23.08.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1756-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.o1439 |