Canada to Vaccinate Federal Inmates Against COVID-19 Starting Friday

Canada to Vaccinate Federal Inmates Against COVID-19 Starting Friday
Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair takes part in a news conference about the dispute between commercial and Mi'kmaw lobster fishers in Nova Scotia, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2020. Reuters/Blair Gable/File Photo
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TORONTO/OTTAWA—Canada will start inoculating its federal prison inmates against COVID-19 starting Friday, protecting a vulnerable population that many jurisdictions have struggled to keep safe during the pandemic, a government statement said on Wednesday.

Correctional Service Canada said in the statement it would start with 600 elderly and medically vulnerable inmates, followed by more when additional vaccine becomes available.