Lida Shepherd News Today

Editors note: The following story was first published in Mountain State Spotlight.

For the Intelligencer CHARLESTON — As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval Friday for the first of two COVID-19 vaccines, some believe inmates in West Virginia prisons and regional jails should be higher on the list to get the vaccine first. But officials said earlier this week that correctional officers and staff will get the vaccine long before inmates get their turn. According to the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, there are 189 active cases of COVI...