Court: NY Must Offer Vax To All Prisoners Immediately

The New York Times reports:

New York must immediately begin to offer Covid vaccines to all incarcerated people in the state’s prisons and jails, a judge ruled on Monday, making the state one of few in the nation to provide doses to such a broad population behind bars.

The order, the first involving any of the country’s largest correctional systems, comes as the coronavirus continues to roar through facilities in New York. At least 1,100 people living behind prison walls have tested positive for the virus since the start of last month, and five have died.

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Interesting to see Chelsea Clinton condemn Cuomo on this.

Great news!!! And, shameful it took a court to force ⁦@NYGovCuomo⁩ and New York State to offer #covid19 vaccinations to incarcerated people in our state: https://t.co/wRzHOZz2hj

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) March 29, 2021