Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 1, 2021

Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccination Among Incarcerated or Detained Persons in Correctional and Detention Facilities — Four States, September–December 2020

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  • The COVID-19 vaccination refusal rate was 45% among 5,110 surveyed residents of three prisons and 13 jails across four states during September to December 2020 (all three prisons and 10 jails in Washington State). The most common reason for vaccination refusal was distrust of health care, correctional, or government personnel or institutions (20%). 10% of surveyed residents expressed vaccine hesitancy; waiting for more information was the most common reason for hesitancy (55%). Willingness to be vaccinated was lowest among Black participants (37%; 510 of 1,390), participants aged 18–29 years (39%; 583 of 1,516), and those who lived in jails versus prisons (44%; 1,850 of 4,232).

Stern et al. (Apr 2, 2021). Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccination Among Incarcerated or Detained Persons in Correctional and Detention Facilities — Four States, September–December 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7013a3