COVID-19 Vaccination and Incarcerated Populations
Incarcerated populations within the U.S. have experienced disproportionately higher COVID-19 case and deaths rates compared to the general U.S. population. A July 2020 study published in JAMA found that state and federal prisons had COVID-19 case and age-adjusted death rates 5.5 times and 3.0 times higher, respectively, than the U.S. population, which makes vaccination critical for this group.
The prioritization and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine among individuals incarcerated was discussed by our panel of experts, led by Dr. Chelsea Clinton, in an event hosted by the Global Health Justice & Governance Program within the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health (PopFam). You can view the recording below, or via PopFam's YouTube channel.
MODERATOR
Chelsea Clinton, DPhil, MPH
Vice Chair, The Clinton Foundation
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
PANELISTS
Robert Fullilove, EdD
Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Associate Dean, Community and Minority Affairs
Grace Lee, MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Practice Innovation, Stanford Children’s Health
Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
Vice Chair and Member, U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Bruce Western, PhD
Chair and Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
Co-Director, Columbia Justice Lab, Columbia University
Patricia Yang, DrPH
Senior Vice President for Correctional Health Services, NYC Health + Hospitals
OPENING AND CLOSING REMARKS
Terry McGovern, JD
Professor and Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Director, Global Health Justice & Governance Program