CHICAGO (WLS) One group of Americans is having no difficulty getting the COVID-19 vaccine: federal prison inmates. In Illinois, state and county prisoners won t be far behind.
It might be tempting to say that crime pays as authorities are vaccinating federal prisoners across the country, while millions of law-abiding citizens can t even get an appointment for the first dose. Inoculating inmates does protect officers and prison staff according to experts. Although guards are also in the first wave of jailhouse vaccinations.
Governor Pritzker explained Friday that state prison inmates aren t line jumping, that it s all part of a CDC recommendation, also being followed by the U.S. Bureau of prisons.
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