In New York, state senators have questioned whether prioritising people in prisons makes sense. The absence of any clear plan for incarcerated people has left their relatives and advocates confused and concerned. Once the rollout sped up, New York’s reserve of first doses was depleted, and thousands of vaccination appointments were cancelled. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine must be stored at extremely low temperatures, but correctional facilities do not have the required freezers. And people are routinely transferred between correctional facilities, which could create difficulties in tracking who has received doses.

Source: bd News24 January 26, 2021 08:48 UTC