Thomas E. Smith, Ian T. Rodgers, Mark Olfson, Lisa B. Dixon, and Melanie M. Wall are with the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY. Daniel J. Silverman and Sally R. Dreslin are with the New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY.
Am J Public Health. 2021 Oct;111(10):1780-1783. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306444. Epub 2021 Sep 16.
Individuals with serious mental illness are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. The New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health implemented patient and staff rapid testing, quarantining, and vaccination to limit COVID-19 spread in 23 state-operated psychiatric hospitals between November 2020 and February 2021. COVID-19 infection rates in inpatients and staff decreased by 96% and 71%, respectively, and the NYS population case rate decreased by 6%. Repeated COVID-19 testing and vaccination should be priority interventions for state-operated psychiatric hospitals. (. 2021;111(10):1780-1783. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306444).
患有严重精神疾病的个体特别容易感染 COVID-19。纽约州 (NYS) 心理健康办公室在 2020 年 11 月至 2021 年 2 月期间，对 23 家州立精神病院的患者和工作人员进行了快速检测、隔离和疫苗接种，以限制 COVID-19 的传播。住院患者和工作人员的 COVID-19 感染率分别下降了 96%和 71%，纽约州的人群发病率下降了 6%。重复进行 COVID-19 检测和接种疫苗应成为州立精神病院的优先干预措施。（2021；111(10):1780-1783. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306444）。
