Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among individuals incarcerated in Connecticut state jails.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccine hesitancy is common among incarcerated populations and, despite vaccination programs, vaccine acceptance within residents remains low, especially within jails. With the goal of assessing the Connecticut DOC's COVID-19 vaccine program within jails we examined if residents of DOC operated jails were more likely to become vaccinated following incarceration than in the community. Specifically, we conducted a retrospective cohort analysis among people who spent at least one night in a DOC-operated jail between February 2 and November 8, 2021, and were eligible for vaccination at the time of incarceration (intake). We compared the vaccination rates before and after incarceration using an age-adjusted survival analysis with a time-varying exposure of incarceration and a

SUBMITTER: Lind ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature