Women leaving jail have high vaccine hesitancy, but app drops resistance, boosts health literacy

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Women leaving jail have high vaccine hesitancy, but app drops resistance, boosts health literacy

The United States has the highest population of incarcerated citizens among developed nations. Every year, roughly 2 million women, the majority held in jails, leave incarceration. The COVID-19 pandemic hit jails and correctional facilities harder than almost any other societal setting. Many of the people leaving incarceration are returning to communities that were also disproportionately affected by the pandemic, yet many people in that population have expressed hesitancy to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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