JANESVILLE
The Rock County Jail will offer single-dose coronavirus vaccines to inmates Saturday thanks largely to HealthNet of Rock County, which a jail official said Monday has âcome through for us big time.â
âThey got the vaccine for us,â jail Capt. Kim Litsheim said of the nonprofit health care provider. âThey have really saved the day here for us because this is something we have wanted for quite some time, and it was tough.â
Ian Hedges, CEO of HealthNet, said Monday that it is âcritically important for the countyâs most vulnerable to COVID-19â get vaccinated.
He pointed out that many inmates eventually will leave the jail and return to the community, where they might face other barriers to getting the vaccine.