Outbreaks of COVID-19 variants in US prisons: a mathematical modelling analysis of vaccination and reopening policies

Summary: Background: Residents of prisons have experienced disproportionate COVID-19-related health harms. To control outbreaks, many prisons in the USA restricted in-person activities, which are now resuming even as viral variants proliferate. This study aims to use mathematical modelling to asses...

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Main Authors: Theresa Ryckman, PhD, Elizabeth T Chin, BS, Lea Prince, PhD, David Leidner, PhD, Elizabeth Long, MS, David M Studdert, ProfScD, Joshua A Salomon, ProfPhD, Fernando Alarid-Escudero, PhD, Jason R Andrews, MD, Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266721001626