WINNIPEG Approximately 10 inmates of the Stony Mountain Institution in Manitoba have been given the COVID-19 vaccine, though the frontline correctional officers who work with them have been left waiting. Stony Mountain Institution, which is Manitoba s only federal prison, was included in Canada s first phase of the vaccine rollout in federal institutions. Starting in early January, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) delivered doses of the Moderna Vaccine to 600 inmates across the country. A federal spokesperson told CTV News the inmates were prioritized by age and underlying medical conditions, based on guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).
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Francesca Paceri, a registered pharmacist technician, carefully fills a needle with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at a clinic in Toronto on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails something half of jurisdictions have yet to do.
The Correctional Service of Canada has started vaccinations for federal prisoners who are older or considered medically vulnerable. But, as of last week, provinces had yet to start giving shots to inmates awaiting trial or serving shorter sentences in provincial jails.
A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails — something half of jurisdictions have yet to do.The . . .
A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails something half of
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A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails – something half of jurisdictions have yet to do.
The Correctional Service of Canada has started vaccinations for federal prisoners who are older or considered “medically vulnerable.” But, as of last week, provinces had yet to start giving shots to inmates awaiting trial or serving shorter sentences in provincial jails.