California inmates with special needs were among the first to get vaccinations against COVID-19 in the Golden State this week, according to a Tuesday report.
Inmates have started to get vaccinated in California
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Inmates get vaccinated in Stockton and other facilities
STOCKTON, Calif. - Vaccinations against COVID-19 have begun at a California prison facility for inmates with special medical needs, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Sixty-five inmates and employees of California Health Care Facility, Stockton, volunteered to receive the vaccine Tuesday, said Steve Crouch, director of public employees for the International Union of Operating Engineers, which represents maintenance and systems employees.
The employees who received vaccinations are in high-risk positions dealing with potentially infected inmates, Crouch told the Times.
At least 150 of the facility’s 2,400 inmates are positive for COVID-19, the Times said.
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A state prison medical facility in the Central Valley has received some of the first coronavirus vaccines, which will be administered to inmates and employees.
The California Health Care Facility, Stockton houses inmates with special medical needs. At least 150 of its 2,400 inmates are positive for COVID-19.
Steve Crouch, director of public employees for the International Union of Operating Engineers, which represents prison maintenance and systems employees, said 65 inmates and employees volunteered to receive the vaccine Tuesday. Crouch said the employees who were vaccinated are in high-risk positions dealing with potentially infected inmates.
Two other prisons the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California Medical Facility, Vacaville will also begin to vaccinate employees and high-risk inmates, according to the California Correctional Health Care Services, which provides medical care to inmates.