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"Blind Spots": People In Prison And Precarious Housing During COVID-19

  • Funded by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

  • Principal Investigator

    Julian Somers

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    Simon Fraser University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Other

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Prisons and substandard housing pose serious risks to individuals and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limits on physical distancing are associated with disease outbreaks in shelters, camps, and prisons. The high prevalence of pre-existing illness in the settings places people at risk for medical complications. This project will generate evidence of ways to reduce the spread and impact of COVID-19 by analysing hospitalizations among people who were in custody or inadequate housing during the first wave of COVID-19 in BC. The project will also develop recommendations on the use of mandatory testing. The project team is drawn from established networks of researchers, decision-makers, service providers, and people who have experienced homelessness and time in custody.