COVID-19 vaccination uptake and risk of severe COVID-19 disease among those in, and released from, prison care in Scotland: a national cohort and case-control study
Our findings highlight the important role of prisons in facilitating rapid high coverage of vaccination, involving accelerated schedules where appropriate, to help mitigate the raised risk of severe disease outcomes among both those incarcerated and released into the community.
Authors
- Ciara Gribben
- Norah Palmateer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-0173)
- Claire Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5477-0500)
- Diane Stockton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-8827)
- Sharon Hutchinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6891-6758)
- J. R. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4314-2685)
- Alan C. Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-3695)
- Maxim Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-612X)
- Jennifer L. Bishop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-8743)
Institutions
- Glasgow Caledonian University (GB)
- Public Health Scotland (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105080
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20