US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks NICOLE LEWIS of The Marshall Project and MICHAEL R. SISAK of The Associated Press March 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Kareen Troitino stands outside the Federal Corrections Institution, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Miami. Troitino, a local correction's officer union president, said that fewer than half of the facility's 240 employees have been fully vaccinated as of March 11. Many of the workers who refused had expressed concerns about the vaccine’s efficacy and side effects, Troitino said.Marta Lavandier/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5Kareen Troitino stands outside the Federal Corrections Institution, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Miami. Troitino, a local correction's officer union president, said that fewer than half of the facility's 240 employees have been fully vaccinated as of March 11. Many of the workers who refused had expressed concerns about the vaccine’s efficacy and side effects, Troitino said.Marta Lavandier/APShow MoreShow Less