Vaccine distrust challenge getting Marion prisons protected COVID-19
"He said he was drowsy, and his eyes were really red," he said. "He was just down. "I mean, he didn't die or anything. But it was just having to go through that type of sickness...I don't think I'm ready." Contracting COVID-19 early in the pandemic, Ellis said he is not completely ruling out the vaccine but wants to see how other inmates react before making a decision. He said he is still dealing with lingering side effects from the virus, such as shortness of breath after going up a flight of stairs. "Maybe not everybody is going to react to it that way, so I'll just wait and see," he...