Inmates Coronavirus Vaccine

• Provinces should set targets for giving prison inmates coronavirus vaccine: advocates

  The Correctional Service of Canada has started vaccinations for federal prisoners who are older or considered ``medically vulnerable.''

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
  
• Canada begins vaccinating inmates in federal prisons with no active coronavirus cases

  The inmate vaccine plan has been criticized for skipping over prisons with current outbreaks, correctional officers and vulnerable populations that aren't incarcerated.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2021
  
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• Federal inmates to start receiving coronavirus vaccinations this week, union says

  The federal prison officers' union says the pilot project will see prisons receiving 1,200 doses of the vaccine -- enough to vaccinate 600 inmates with the required two doses.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2021
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• Inmates in Canadian prisons should get speedy access to coronavirus vaccine: advocates 

  Advocates say inmates should have speedy access to the COVID-19 vaccine, given how susceptible prisons and jails have been to outbreaks.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2020