DOC has vaccinated 17% of Wisconsin prisoners, but 'slow' process compared to state | State and Regional
EMILY HAMER The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has vaccinated 17% of state prisoners against COVID-19, but is still lagging behind the statewide vaccination rate of 37.6% of residents who have received a dose â despite all inmates having been eligible since March 1. Although the vaccines seem to be running behind, the number of COVID-19 cases in the prison system has plummeted. On Tuesday, the active case count among prisoners was just six â the lowest it has been since June 19. Over the course of the pandemic, nearly 11,000 Wisconsin prisoners have been infected an...
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