Rev. Jackson wants Cook County Jail detainees, staff included in first round of COVID-19 vaccinations
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Thursday called for detainees and staff at the Cook County Jail to be included in the first round of folks eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois. Currently, those vaccinations are reserved for front-line medical workers and people at long-term care facilities and assisted-living facilities. Jackson argued staff and detainees who aren’t able to socially distance, and who rotate in and out of the jail, present a danger to the broader community. “It’s an incubator for infestation and the spread of disease,” Jackson said at a news ...
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