OPSO begins vaccinating inmates Updated: 2:23 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Updated: 2:23 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 WDSU Digital Team The Orleans Parish Sheriff s Office announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of vaccinating inmates. On Friday, 33 inmates who qualified for COVID-19 vaccine received their doses. The Sheriff’s Office is aggressively pursuing the COVID-19 vaccine so that all inmates will be afforded an opportunity to receive it, the sheriff s office said in an issued statement. The Sheriff’s Office will receive 100 doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine today. Under expanded guidelines announced last week, the Sheriff’s Office can now offer the vaccine to inmates age 55 and older. An additional 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be delivered next week. The vaccinations, monthly COVID testing, quarantining of staff and inmates as needed, and following all COVID-19 protocols, has