Sheriff Cerliano explains decision for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for East Texas sheriffâs office
Gregg County Mandatory
By Bob Hallmark | December 30, 2020 at 7:03 PM CST - Updated December 31 at 4:58 AM
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The spike in COVID-19 cases across Texas is also being felt at an East Texas jail.
The Gregg County Jail has a high number of COVID-19 cases, including staff and inmates.
Right now there are more than 40 active cases among inmates and more than 40 active cases among staff.
Gregg County Sheriff Maxey Cerliano took the extraordinary step of announcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all sheriffâs office employees.