Mary Wilson
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JANUARY 6, 20216:03 PM UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
By Anna Mehler Paperny, David Ljunggren
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will start inoculating its federal prison inmates against COVID-19 starting Friday, protecting a vulnerable population that many jurisdictions have struggled to keep safe during the pandemic, a government statement said on Wednesday.
Correctional Service Canada said in the statement it would start with 600 elderly and medically vulnerable inmates, followed by more when additional vaccine becomes available.
... According to an October report from the National Academies Press, COVID-19 infection rates among the incarcerated population were nearly five times higher than that of the general U.S. population.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...gainst-covid-19-starting-friday-idUSKBN29C001
By Anna Mehler Paperny, David Ljunggren
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will start inoculating its federal prison inmates against COVID-19 starting Friday, protecting a vulnerable population that many jurisdictions have struggled to keep safe during the pandemic, a government statement said on Wednesday.
Correctional Service Canada said in the statement it would start with 600 elderly and medically vulnerable inmates, followed by more when additional vaccine becomes available.
... According to an October report from the National Academies Press, COVID-19 infection rates among the incarcerated population were nearly five times higher than that of the general U.S. population.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...gainst-covid-19-starting-friday-idUSKBN29C001