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Report: Texas Prisoners May Get Swine Flu Vaccine Before General Public
Texas prison officials say thousands of high-risk convicts may be vaccinated against the swine flu ahead of the general public as soon as next week.
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Posted by: Yep
Location: Cove
on Oct 30, 2009 at 02:18 PM
Outraged, get over yourself. And as I said before, I too donate Jennicas vaccine. :) [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Shirely
Location: Temple
on Oct 30, 2009 at 12:51 AM
A better solution to reduce a chance for a flu outbreak would be to discontinue visitation for the most infectuous periods of wintr and spring if need be. Why shuld criminals get better treatment than a hard working individual, or a soldier who risks his life for scum like them? [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: kelly
Location: eddy
on Oct 30, 2009 at 12:43 AM
Why should they waste vaccine on prisoners? tehy already get too many priviliges, and to take MORE from the law abiding to give to criminals is a crime in itself! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Jennica
Location: Temple
on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM
I'll gladly donate my share of this undertested vaccine containing toxic adjuvants to an inmate in need. :) [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: unreal
Location: killeen
on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Angry mon how is it 40 in Waco 75 in Killeen, but it does make your story better. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 29, 2009 at 08:59 AM
to Bill, you have NO clue !!!! and need to shut your mouth because you are flapping your gums because you or one of your family is in the PEN !!! #1 the field does not turn out 7 days a week!!! at best monday thru friday but only if it is not too hot or too cold or if it is raining or if the inmates are NOT feeling it!!! they turn out very little these days, not even worth having a field squad anymore!! and yes , inmates have it GOOD, that is why the recidivism rate is 90% , because they miss the GOOD life and want to go BACK to the PEN !!! to OUTRAGED,, quit your whining, you are an overpaid BABYSITTER !!! you know you sit on a TRASHCAN in the dorm and barely can move, so quit your whining!!! CARLA FAYE ain't whining no more, but she did get a BUBBLE BATH !!!! thanks to PAM !!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Frank
Location: Belton
on Oct 29, 2009 at 07:25 AM
Hey Blue Jay, thanks - Not only do I have to worry about dying from Swine Flu now I am worried cause Im going to Hell. Thanks alot! And Betty, I hope he does learn, but not all do. With that being said, there are alot more high risk people that should get it before your son. And once all the Non-prisoner High Risk people get it, then it can be distributed to everyone else. And no, I am not high risk. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Frank
Location: Belton
on Oct 29, 2009 at 07:19 AM
This is part of the reply I got frmo MY congressman: That is to say, it is within the state and local governments' power to determine whether there are high risk groups in prisons and whether to distribute H1N1 vaccine to them once it is available. Hate to say it but its not the federal governments fault this time, its OUR elected officials. By the way, I never got a straight answer on WHO made the decision. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Outraged
Location: Gatesville
on Oct 29, 2009 at 06:55 AM
I not outraged that the offenders are getting the vaccine. I'M OUTRAGED AT ALL YOU PEOPLE WITH HALF A BRAIN. More than half our town is made up of correctional officers and their families. If ONE offender gets the swine flu then spreads it to the 40 other women in her dorm, it will spread through this whole town very quickly. The whole town will be affected, not just the prison. I'm glad some people in Austin realize that these people are human and are in very close quarters 24/7. WE CAN'T AFFORD THE MEDICAL EXPENSE TO CARE FOR ALL OF THEM IF THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC IN PRISON. If enough of them get seriously ill with it, there won't be hospital beds left when our townspeople need them. Can you just imagine thousands and thousands of inmates very sick at the same time within a two-week period. Many of those women in prison are no different than; they were good people who made a mistake. They would never have dreamed they'd end up locked up. Luxury, ha, ha, ha! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Bill
Location: Waco
on Oct 29, 2009 at 04:05 AM
To Concerned: REALLY???? You actually are dumb enough to think inmates have it good??? Then go break the law and find out!!! It is HELL in prison... HOT meals??? What a laugh!!!! NOT have to work for it??? How about having to get up EVERY DAY, 7 days a week, and go out and work in the fields, or in sewer infested creeks to clean them??? and guess what??? Inmates are NOT paid for it. You people forget... inmates are people too... they deserve humane treatment. I do not agree with the idea that they should get the vaccine first, but I think they should receive the same treatment as "regular" people. Concerned... what would you rather pay for.... vaccinations, or the medical care needed after the inmate gets the flu??? [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Suzanne
Location: Temple
on Oct 29, 2009 at 01:08 AM
Outrageous! Lawabiding citizens should be protected first! Prisoners should be the lowest on the list of those to receive the vaccine. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: The King of Kings
Location: nonya
on Oct 28, 2009 at 07:43 PM
Let me tell you, I was in TDCJ for 6 years and there is NOTHING nice about it. Yes color TV, but that cause they dont make black and whites anymore. You dont always get three hot meals a day, there are lots of cold meat sandwiches, exercise in the form of walking around a caged yard and hoping to get time on the rec equipment that is being used by 2000 other inmates, money IF your family sends you any to purchase items on commissary that are almost ( and in most cases) twice what you pay in a grocery store, and as for NOT having to work for it, thats BS. 6 years and I did all of it but the time I was in Bell County waiting to transfer to TDCJ in the fields. That means your up a 5:30 am, turn out for work alil before sun-up, hard labor till 10, then back to the unit for lunch, then back out to the fields at noon, finally back to the unit at 3pm for a 3 minute per person shower, dinner then back to your cell. Concerned, you would last maybe a week before you were washing someones boxers. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
Location: Belton
on Oct 28, 2009 at 07:35 PM
Ok Betty, I don't think you got to prison for 1st dwi, unless maybe your drunk driving son hurt someone in the incident, i agree inmates are human beings but they should not have priority over hard-working law abiding citizens....that is just crazy, there are lots of at risk free people who should have priority, and besides the inmates are at high risk because of infectious diseases that there chosen lifestyle 99% of the time caused!!!!!!!!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: JW
Location: Whitney
on Oct 28, 2009 at 07:29 PM
OK, I can see why they want the convicts vaccinated. Because of their confined environment, the swine flu will easily spread though the population. There are TB outbreaks occasionally, but most TB is brought in by new inmates, and is easily contained at the processing units. You would also have to test the visitors so they don't bring the flu in or take it out. They move inmates around at times, and many units do not have a long term medical infirmary in the units. Quarantine would be costly because they have to locate a lockable facility to house the convicts. You would also need medical and security personnel to handle them. That takes tax money. I don't like the idea of convicts being moved to the head of the line, but I don't want the prison system to get extra funding because they have a flu outbreak and no way to contain it. It would fill up the prison hospitals and flow over into the free world hospitals. That would affect the civilian populations. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Gil
Location: Stillhouse Hollow Lake
on Oct 28, 2009 at 06:48 PM
What do you expect from liberial democrats!!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 28, 2009 at 06:34 PM
ive already got the vaccine and i go it last month [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Doesnt Matter
Location: Temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 05:02 PM
I am not shocked at all, I am Disgusted that they would treat those animals first before taking care of "LAWFUL Citizens" Sorry if your son is an inmate but he broke the law and desearves to be in there, BUT does not desearve to be treated before our tax paying citizens who are living right! The only thing an inmate needs is three meals and a cot with a roof. They do not need airconditioning or any of the comforts most of us share. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: truth
on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:42 PM
I believe the general public should be first. No matter the crime the inmates commited they still did wrong. The public is living and working to do right for their families or selves. Not doing stupid stuff to get behind bars. If the inmates would keep a decent head on their shoulders they would not be where they are at and could live the luxury of life on the outdoors. Why should they be first? [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Joe
Location: Waco
on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:40 PM
What a crock!!! Years ago a two bit federal liberal judge ruled against TDC and every since these thugs have been living the good life off the hard working tax payers of Texas. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Cracker
Location: Gatesville
on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:28 PM
Betty why don't go stand in line and buy your an immunization then take it to the prison and let them administor it. I don't think I should have to pay for health care for my family AND a criminal i do not know. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: mom in mexia
Location: Mexia
on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:19 PM
@ betty: driving drunk is not just a mistake. adding 2 plus 2 getting 5 is a mistake. He could have easily killed someone innocent. hes learned his lesson? why because he hasnt drove since being in prison? Prisoners even your son do NOT deserve anything except punishment for crimes and yes Betty DWI is a crime. If someone killed your precious inmate son from driving drunk i bet you would refer to them as a thing or worse [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: anonymous
Location: Austin
on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:19 PM
To Moody-so does my grandchild lady [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 28, 2009 at 03:32 PM
get those e-mails going to Perry at http://governor.state.tx.us/ [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 28, 2009 at 03:31 PM
Betty, so you think inmates should get immunizations before the general "LAW" abiding public ??? children ??? so, your son is in the PEN for "just" a DWI ?? i would be willing to WAGER it is NOT his FIRST DWI or law violation !! nobody goes to TDCJ for their FIRSTT violation unless they KILL somebody !!! and their is no such thing as "just a DWI" !!! if you are so worried about your LAW BREAKING son's welfare and his criminal cohorts then maybe you should have guided him a litle better !!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
Location: whitney
on Oct 28, 2009 at 03:29 PM
updated story, prisoners won't get the H1N1 virus before the general population. http://cbs11tv.com/local/texas.prisoners.h1n1.2.1276498.html [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: concerned
on Oct 28, 2009 at 02:41 PM
The guilty always get the better way of life... Color TV, fresh HOT meals (3 time a day), exercise, money and guests and NOT have to work for it. This is given to them free of charge but cost us taxpayers money every day. We work so the cruel, guilty people can have a better life. This sounds so.... wrong in many ways. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Betty
Location: Moody
on Oct 28, 2009 at 02:18 PM
Inmates are still human beings...not "things." My son is in TDCJ for DWI. This does not mean he is a nothing. Just means he made a mistake and has learned from it. I am glad to see that high risk inmates and TDC officers are getting the immunizations. They need them! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 28, 2009 at 01:47 PM
E-MAIL RICK PERRY AT http://governor.state.tx.us/ [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Melissa
on Oct 28, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Are you kidding me? What are our lawmakers thinking? They are going to give them to people who have raped, murdered, stole and victimized our society before they give them to our childern and pregant women. I am ashamed of our great State of Texas at this moment in time. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Michele
Location: Texas
on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Who cares about the prisoners!! What about the innocent people out in the real world who are dying? Whoever idea this belongs to needs to have to stand in front of the families that have lost someone and explain to them why inmates are more important than those who actually need it or have needed it!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Cracker
Location: Gatesville
on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:52 AM
The reason the prisoners are high risk is because they have conditions such as HIV and hepatitis from their drug use and then doing what lonely prisoners in prison do. Guards and staff, yes. Prisoners can wait until the law abiding public is innoculated. If a prisoner gets the flu, quarantine them, if they die bury them in a mass grave. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: bluy jay
on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:24 AM
most of you will burn in hell. but the ones who think that you are a nurse, you need to find a new job.every one needs the shot not just you, your grandma or even your kids. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: momof1
Location: teague
on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM
why are any of us shocked? they go to prison, get color tv, a roof over their head, three meals a day, health coverage,clean clothes, hot showers eyeglasses,& dentist trips. there are PLENTY of families trying to work and provide that dont have all of this. our soldiers dont have it this good. why are we shocked prisoners come out on top? something is really wrong when our scum of the earth prisoners are taken care of better than the average family. its time to write someone no doubt [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: anonymous
Location: Austin
on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:14 AM
My grandchild has compromised immune system and they said she needs two doses as one is not enough so there you go-out of luck also. Are they thinking if something is wrong with the vaccine the inmates will be the first to show it? This is crazy!!! No schools shut down, children exposed daily, national emergency and inmates get the shots first? [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Rick Perry should step in on this one !!! children are dying of swine flu and we are going to vaccinate inmates ??? come on public let your voices be heard, write an e-mail to the governor's office on his website, click "contact" and let him know how you feel!!!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: What???
Location: Temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Jason hit the nail on the head. You always get half a "breaking news" story. I think we should all get our news elsewhere or sit on our hands and quit responding so they'll get the message. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: LYN
Location: KILLEEN
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:25 AM
concerned nurse I have just e-mailed K Bailey-Hutchinson see what happens.I work at Carl R Darnall on Ft Hood and not even the soliders have got the swine flu shots shame on texas law makers [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: LINDA
Location: ROBINSON
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:20 AM
THERE ARE NO SURPISES ANYMORE! A CONVICT IS A CONVICT... THEY DON'T DESERVE THE SHOT BEFORE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT THE INNOCENT ARE IN THE MINORITY! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: say what
Location: Gatesville
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:15 AM
The presidents children have received the vaccine, but not ours. Now the inmates will get it before us. What is wrong with this picture. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: concerned nurse
Location: central tx
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM
I have just e-mailed my congressman about this mess. It was easy to do. Just "google" official's name and get to their website. Leave your comments there just like you're leaving here. Here, they don't go anywhere, even though we all enjoy them. Send them to someone who can make a difference. Let's see how many we can generate to our elected officials!!!!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: centex guy
Location: temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Should have known. they ( prisoners) do bad things and go to jail and they still have more rights and privileges than all the hard workin' people in the world. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: someone
Location: Waco
on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Just another example of a flawed system and complete nonsense! My. husband's a paraplegic in a wheelchair and I have diabetes and we cannot even get this shot because our doctors cannot get it. I have reserved doubts about this entire vaccine business. Writing congressmen and Perry does no good at all. They just sit in their fancy offices and drive fancy cars and charge all expenses to taxpayers. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Dale
Location: Kempner
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:59 AM
This is an outrage and a slap in the face to the law-abiding citizen's of Texas. I completely agree with the employee's and guards receiving innoculation, but not the prisoners. The general public should have priority PERIOD!!! Besides, the manufacturer is not giving them out for free, so who is going to pay for those shots, the general public taxes. The prisoner's are not entitled to this benefit over the tax paying, law-abiding citizen's of the Great Republic of Texas. Our elected officials have lost their common sense when they enter office. What we need is a true Blue Collar worker in office that will remember where he/she is from. Inmates should be the last invdividuals on the list!!! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Are you kidding me? Instead of the prisoners, why not the college dorms where our children are. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Angry mom
Location: waco
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:53 AM
Are you kidding?! We have hundreds of HIGH RISK elderly, pregnant women and children standing in line this morning in 40 degree weather right here in Waco, trying to get a shot and Texas inmates, sitting in their nice warm cells, are going to have their shot handed to them on a silver platter. Neither myself or my children are in a priority group, but this just makes me furious! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Jason
Location: Temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:41 AM
It seems that KWTX posts these brief stories with the hopes of firing up the public to get more post, more advertisement, and more money on their site. Why not tell us WHY the CDC recommends this KWTX? I presume it's because the prison population is highly susceptible to disease transmission and in order to prevent a significant amount of tax payer dollars for healthcare treatment after an outbreak, they are being proactive. It obviously doesn't sit well when reported in a 2-sentence story. I think KWTX is irresponsible for not giving us more info - it's the web, you can post more than 2 or 3 sentences! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Wow!!!!!!!!!!!
Location: Clifton
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:29 AM
The ONLY part I agree with is the fact that if an inmate gets the flu, it will spread quickly to the other inmates, which makes them "high risk". HOWEVER, the only contact between the inmates and the public is by way of the security guards. So, give the GUARDS the swine flu shot!! This will help protect the guards from carrying into the prison, thus lowering the chances of an inmate catching it. Protect the employees. Otherwise the inmates will be fine, and the employees/guards will be sick. I sure hate to live in Gatesville knowing half of the security guards called in sick because of flu. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Linda
Location: Marlin
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:25 AM
I can not get the flu shot my eldery mother who is 91 has not been able to get the flu shot. This is just crazy. I take care of my mother. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: disgusted
on Oct 28, 2009 at 09:10 AM
Meanwhile, a five year old just died in Beaumont from the swine flu.......there's something BAD wrong with this picture.....inmates before the public, are you kidding me???????? [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Louise
Location: Hewitt
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:48 AM
I read an article in the Trib. It said that McLennan County is nearly out of the shots. They have a supply of the mist, but that the mist can't be given to anyone over 49. I turned 50 in March,and I guess some felon will get my shot. Sucks to be a law abiding citizen. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Angry
Location: Texas
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:44 AM
This is a travesty, how can the incarcerated come before those that really deserve it, we have children and elderly that are at greater risk and deserve this well before some incarcerated individual does. Those that should receive the vaccine first should be first responders, medical staff and those that are more at risk of getting this flu. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: LYN
Location: KILLEEN
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:33 AM
who made this possible have the texas lawmakers gone mad what a crock. I'm sending a message to my congressman right now [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: What??
Location: Temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:27 AM
We're spittin' in the wind here people. Nobody that can do anything reads these comments. This is utter nonsense! I agree the elderly, pregnant women, young children, people with compromised immune systems, etc. should be FIRST IN LINE. Why make prisoners priority? Makes no sense. Let's all bring this to the attention of Chet Edwards, Ralph Sheffield, etc., even Gov. Perry. Completely ridiculous! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Scorpion
Location: Temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:24 AM
Inject them with something else and then we wouldn't have a prison population to worry about. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: tex
Location: texas
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:14 AM
Again prisoners reign supreme over the rest of us! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Wow
Location: Whitney
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Meanwhile, I won't be able to find the vaccine for my small child with a history of health problems...nice. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: omg
Location: temple
on Oct 28, 2009 at 08:11 AM
when you are sentenced to prison, you lose your rights for what you have done in society, so why in the world would we want to give them that first before we give to our elderly, childern,health care workers etc... it is time we step and take of our elderly and childern. the bible tells us that is what we should be doing and that includes our elected even at the top. some day you will be the elderly person hope you have someone who cares instead of wanting to give to inmates who didnt care that is why they are in prison...... [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: HealthCareWorker
on Oct 28, 2009 at 07:58 AM
And this is because??? I realize prisoners are always in close contact but this is utterly ridiculous. Guards and staff should be allowed H1N1 vaccinations. But restrict prisoner visits to those ONLY who are healthy and not showing signs of flu-like illness. We do it at the hospitals, schools, airports, etc. Why not for incarcerated individuals? Why are they getting preferential treatment? Oh yeah, that's right -- they have MORE rights than honest, law-abiding citizens. My bad, I forgot. [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Frank
Location: Belton
on Oct 28, 2009 at 07:02 AM
I think its time we notify our "electe" officials! [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: Sandra
Location: Here
on Oct 28, 2009 at 06:35 AM
I have NO problem with the gaurds and other staff members getting the vaccine, but the prisoners? I think that our elderly and children need it before the prisoners do. How much exposure do they get in prison anyway? [ Report Abuse ]
Posted by: concerned nurse
Location: central tx
on Oct 28, 2009 at 06:20 AM
This is probably the most redundant thing I have ever heard of. I work in a nursing home and we have been promised the vaccine since the first wk of Oct. We still have not rec'd it; Health care workers and high risk people were supposed to be the first to rec. it. Our residents are some of the most high risk that there is. Also, the staff are high risk. Has the CDC or whoever has offered it to prisoners ahead of the ones it was first promised to lost their ever lovin' minds??? What next? They already have health care far above and beyond what us working people do.... Someone needs to wake up and take care of business...The business that will save the lives of law abiding citizens, and not the ones locked up for what ever reason. DO SOMETHING QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!! [ Report Abuse ] |
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To Lisa: What part of dead, did you not understand? I hunt them, I take them out. I rather you save your stupid petty for the victims of these thugs. Don't worry about me and the lord's mercy. I expect none! My satisfaction is putting these thugs in a cage for the rest of their time here on earth. The lord can do what he wants up their but down here they pay for crime. I enjoy hunting them down about as much as they enjoy destroying good honest working people! I am a cruel person you see, I show no excuses, I show no remorse, I stop them in their tracks no matter what. I never bow down to these thugs and ready to die trying to protect those you can't protect themselves. Come get some! It is a lonely cruel job that I must do but I will with or without your bleeding heart. So, to all you thugs, I am here and not to far behind you and your wicked ways. Come get some!
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Obviously people aren't getting the point or they probably just don't care. Ignorance breeds ignorance. That being said...having worked in the medical dept of criminal justice for the past 5 years I have first hand knowledge of the system. First there is NO CHARGE for H1N1. The vaccines are being given for free. Second, given the close living conditions of inmates if one gets sick then it's like and epidemic and then you have secondary medical conditions that may worsen the symptoms and before you know it you have flooded the ER's and hospitals taking up beds and overextended EMS services. Then the general public goes in to be seen and it takes longer or there are no beds available and they lay in the ER bed for many hours waiting on a bed upstairs when a simple little shot could have prevented this.
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Think about it for just a second; if a tree falls in the woods, would it make a sound??? So if this vaccine is given to inmates and they die from it how would anyone know about it? Or better yet, how would they know or not know that the vaccine caused it? It's okay to use your brain sometimes; it's not against the law...yet
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They can have my family's share... our immune systems actually works! Can someone explain to me how poisonous chemicals floating in your body strengthens your immune system...I really thought eating right, sleeping well, and exercise helps to strengthen your immune system but I guess some folks like chemicals in their food, water, and cancer causing vaccines. Or maybe some people need to stop watching so much television and go read a book once in a while.
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So,because they commited a crime and because of there so called circumstances they have the oppurtunity to recieve the vaccine. Let's all remember "they are prisoners" they are in the prison system for a reason. Why should the general public, elderly, and children do with out because of the "prisoners" Makes no sense - maybe if the prison system were a prison system they would not live a better life inside there then we do on the outside having to work everyday and pay our bills. Maybe we should all goto prison and live off of the general publics taxes, since it is our tax dollars paying for them to recieve while we do without!
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Lovely hard earned tax dollars at work again. There's a shortage of the vaccine for children, elderly and others who need it, yet the criminals get it? Weird priorities there.
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TO ALEX: you said "the only good offender is a dead offender! I say this to you...Lord have mercy on your soul. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Matthew 7:2
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To Betty: the only good offender is a dead offender!
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They can have my vaccine. I'd rather wait & see what the side effects of the vaccine are. Anyway if the virus gets started in the prison system the chances of the employees' family getting it will be extremely high. I say vaccinate the prisoners & pray the vaccine is effective.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Prisons are all over the state. Most are in "rural" areas i.e. smaller hospitals. IF and WHEN you get the Flu and can't get a hospital bed, WHO will you b***h to then?? They can have my shot!
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Hipe=Hype
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They should be the last to recieve any kind of Vacine regardless, besides this flu has killed less than the regular virus another ploy by the adminstration to con the public into thinking they are on top of the job. That is shameful all the hipe that they have put on this subject.
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Wise up people. Most inmates have VICTIMS. Where were they in all this HUMANE treatment. Prison workers should be vaccinated first then the convicts should be last in line after the general population. They cost us money each and every day they live. We could save deserving citizens with all the money we'd save supporting these creeps for sometimes decades while someone's grandmother eats cat food. No sympathy here.
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There are no special favors to an inmate in prison. Only 3 meals and a cot. I know, I was a TDC guard for 8 years and my husband retired from TDC as a guard. I never said my son should be treated any differently than any other inmate. I do think TDC employees should be innoculated ... not before the general public ... and I never said inmates should be innoculated before the general public. Before people make rude and senseless remarks about this, please get a life!
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I wanted to make a few comments in reply to some of the remarks I have just read. I do not believe the inmates should be the first to get the vaccine...didn't say that. I just said they should be allowed to get it if they want. And most inmates have family who send money every month. The money for the vaccination could be deducted from that. And yes, my son is paying the price of DWI. And Thank You God he has not killed anyone YET. I do think he has learned from his prison time and will not go back to his previous life of drinking. And for all of you out there who have sons or daughters in the criminal justice system, you are not alone!!
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