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Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination for people with severe mental illness
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Abstract
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| Severe mental illness is a major risk factor for COVID-19 infection and negative COVID-19 related outcomes. Taking into account the ethical principles that should guide vaccine allocation, we consider it paramount that persons with severe mental illness should also be prioritized to guarantee that they receive a COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of its distribution. It is our responsibility to advocate for the needs of these patients with governments and public health policy bodies. In addition, public health bodies should develop and implement targeted programs to ensure that these patients and their health care providers are made aware of these increased risks as well as of the benefits of vaccination. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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World psychiatry / Societa italiana di psichiatria biologica. - Milano, 2002, currens
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Publication
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Hoboken
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Wiley
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2021
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ISSN
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1723-8617
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2051-5545
[online]
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DOI
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10.1002/WPS.20826
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Volume/pages
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20
:1
(2021)
, p. 54-55
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ISI
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000587852200001
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Pubmed ID
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33131217
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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