Advocates welcome vaccine rollout in prisons, say risk for outbreak still high amid second wave
Three inmates have died from COVID-19 and of the 1,149 positive cases recorded in Canada’s prisons, 167 remain active in the midst of outbreaks in three federal institutions.
Canada’s prison watchdog and some opposition critics are welcoming a federal effort that will start vaccinating hundreds of high-risk prisoners Friday, and decrying Conservative statements that “no criminal” be vaccinated before other vulnerable populations.
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