280 - An Update on Incarcerated People, COVID-19 and Vaccines, and New Insights About Pregnant Inmates

Many of the largest clusters of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are in prisons, jails, and detention centers—places that have not been prioritized for vaccine rollouts. New data also shows that there are thousands of people who are pregnant being admitted to these facilities each year. Dr. Chris Beyrer returns to the podcast to give an update on COVID and prisons, and Dr. Carolyn Sufrin talks about the needs of pregnant people behind bars and how this is further complicated because pregnancy is a risk factor for more severe disease from COVID-19. KEYWORDS: vaccine distribution; decarceration; maternal health