UW News
Marc Stern
April 1, 2021
CDC, UW study finds significant vaccine distrust within incarcerated populations, increasing risks
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Fewer than half of inmates in jails and prisons surveyed in a study by the CDC and University of Washington said they would accept a COVID-19 vaccine, while the majority either said they wanted to wait before getting the vaccine or would refuse one. “This is a population already at risk for COVID-19, and outbreaks…