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US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
NICOLE LEWIS of The Marshall Project and MICHAEL R. SISAK of The Associated Press
March 16, 2021
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1of5Kareen Troitino stands outside the Federal Corrections Institution, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Miami. Troitino, a local correction s officer union president, said that fewer than half of the facility s 240 employees have been fully vaccinated as of March 11. Many of the workers who refused had expressed concerns about the vaccine’s efficacy and side effects, Troitino said.Marta Lavandier/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Kareen Troitino stands outside the Federal Corrections Institution, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Miami. Troitino, a local correction s officer union president, said that fewer than half of the facility s 240 employees have been fully vaccinated as of March 11. Many of the workers who refused had expressed concerns about the vaccine’s efficacy and side effects, Troitino said.
More than HALF of prison guards in some states are refusing COVID vaccine despite 388,000 prisoners and 105,000 staff contracting virus
A new report from the Marshall Project and the Associated Press found that large numbers of prison staff nationwide are refusing to receive coronavirus vaccines
The trends have caused some public health experts to worry about the prospect of controlling the pandemic both inside and outside of prisons
Infection rates in prisons are over three times higher than in the general public
More than 388,000 incarcerated people and 105,000 staff members have contracted the coronavirus over the last year
Many officers are doubtful about the safety of the vaccines