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Vaccinations of inmates are underway at the Regina Correctional Centre as the number of COVID-19 cases in the facility continues to rise.
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said in a statement to the StarPhoenix that the Saskatchewan Health Authority began to vaccinate inmates in the “appropriate age bands” on-site at the jail on Thursday. According to the earliest numbers, 10 inmates at the jail have been vaccinated.
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The ministry said it’s working with the Ministry of Health and the SHA to facilitate vaccinations at other correctional centres “as soon as possible.”