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Covid: ‘Prioritise prisoners for coronavirus vaccine’ – BBC News
People in prison were three times more likely to die than others from the virus.
By Rachel SchraerHealth reporter
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Prisoners have an elevated risk of dying of Covid and should be prioritised for vaccination, along with prison staff, say researchers from University College London (UCL).
The risk is driven both by greater exposure to the virus, and by having generally poorer health to start with.
And Covid has meant many prisoners have been living in near-total isolation.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said its current priority…
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