Severe mental illness and European COVID-19 vaccination strategies
The EU advises prioritising vaccination for people whose health makes them particularly at risk for severe COVID-19, but leaves it to member states to decide which medical conditions get prioritised. Ethical, neuroscientific, and public health considerations have been used to prioritise individuals with severe mental illness (ie, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, and severe major depressive disorders). […]
This work was shortlisted for RCPsych awards “Global Health contributor of the year”. It was also featured by the Lancet (mother journal) in their world report.