I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.
While there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to medical care. The post I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system. first appeared on The Sick Times .
Five individuals with Long COVID were interviewed in four different prisons across the country. The subjects, who had all contracted COVID-19 and subsequently developed Long COVID symptoms, reported similar health struggles within the confines of prison life. Despite their shared experiences, the subjects noted a lack of systematic data on Long COVID rates within prisons and the limited resources available to address their symptoms.
The healthcare system in prison, characterized by cost-cutting and neglect, made it difficult for the subjects to access proper medical care. Many of the individuals interviewed had not heard of Long COVID before their diagnosis and struggled with obtaining information about their condition. All those interviewed expressed a desire for better medical attention and more information about Long COVID.
Written by urgent.news from The Sick Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
