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Many U.S. prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks


Many U.S. prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
Infection rates in prisons are more than 3 times as high as in the general public, and prison staff helped accelerate outbreaks.
By NICOLE LEWIS of The Marshall Project and MICHAEL R. SISAK of The Associated Press
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Kareen Troitino stands outside the Federal Corrections Institution on March 12 in Miami. Troitino, a local corrections 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/Associated Press ....

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U.S. Prison Guards Refusing Vaccine Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks


Kareen Troitino stands outside the Federal Corrections Institution, 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. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and The Marshall Project exploring the state of the prison system in the coronavirus pandemic. Nicole Lewis, Beth Schwartzapfel and Tom Meagher reported for The Marshall Project.
A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”
The answer from more than half: “Hell no.” Only 40 of the 475 respondents said yes. ....

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