Covid death rate in prisons three times higher than outside – The Guardian

Prisons and probationUCL researchers say inmates and staff in England and Wales should be given priority in vaccinations
People in prisons are at an increased risk of Covid-19, with a death rate more than three times higher than that of the general population, and should be made a vaccine priority, according to public health experts.
There were 118 deaths related to Covid-19 among people in prisons in England and Wales between March 2020 and February 2021, representing a risk of dying more than…

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