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Advancing COVID-19 vaccines in BC Prisons

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    BC Ministry of Health

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Sofia Bartlett

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of British Columbia, BC Centre for Disease Control

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Vaccine/Therapeutic/ treatment hesitancy

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Prisoners

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

A previous COVID-19 study in BC Provincial Correctional Centres in January 2021 identified that COVID19 vaccine acceptance among people who are incarcerated (PWAI) was low, with only 59% (181/308) of PWAI surveyed indicating they would accept a COVID-19 vaccine if offered. To increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence among PWAI, the team will undertake a community-based study including PWAI in the research design process and as peer educators. Quantitative surveys will be developed with PWAI, then deployed to determine current vaccine literacy levels and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines among PWAI. Using this data, educational resources will be co-developed with PWAI, and peer-educator training provided to PWAI.