More than 1,300 older and more vulnerable inmates have already been vaccinated. Author: Mike Benner Updated: 11:26 PM PST February 3, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Excited only begins to describe how Nellie Love is feeling. Her fiance, an inmate at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, is eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19 immediately. I m super excited about it, she said.
More than 1,300 older and more vulnerable inmates have already been vaccinated. I m happy and I think it s a step in the right direction, said Heather Bernhardt.
Bernhardt s fiance, also incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution, is one of nearly 3,400 inmates across Oregon to test positive for the virus.