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Head of registered nurses union at Camp Hill prison is pleading for COVID-19 vaccines: ‘We are begging’
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
The head of the union that represents registered nurses at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill is pleading for any medical facility or hospital in Pennsylvania that is able to vaccinate his members to come to the rescue. Hundreds of infections have been reported at the prison in Lower Allen Township.
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Another organization representing prison workers is speaking out about the need to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations for those working in commonwealth prisons.
This time, however, Steve Stepanski, head of the union that represents registered nurses at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, is pleading for any medical facility or hospital in Pennsylvania that is able to vaccinate his members to come to the rescue. Hundreds of infections have been reported at the prison in Lower Allen Township.
Amid Camp Hill prison COVID-19 outbreak, corrections union urges Pa. to vaccinate staff
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
State and country prisons across Pennsylvania are seeing troubling rates of coronavirus outbreaks among inmates and staff. The Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association is calling on the commonwealth to prioritize the vaccination of prison staff and workers.
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Amid a COVID-19 outbreak at a Pennsylvania prison, the union representing about the state’s corrections officers workers is urging the state to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccination program for prison staff.
John Eckenrode, president of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association, on Thursday said it was time for the state to move corrections workers to the front of the line, along with teachers, but also smokers and individuals with other health risks. The union represents 11,000 members, including maintenance and food services staff..