Michelle Lyons, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said more than 45,000 convicts will receive the swine flu vaccine before it is made available to the general public. The prison system has asked for 158,000 doses. Prison officials say the policy is set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And who do you think they are taking orders from? Lyons said the prisons were like a nursing home or a college dorm. NO THEY'RE NOT! They're full of blights on society! They say if the flu starts there, it could spread quickly. Well, excuse me, but aren't these people, in effect, quarantined? I have no problem with prison personnel being innoculated -- in fact, I think that is highly advisable. But the prisoners aren't going anywhere -- at least they shouldn't be. But that's a whole 'nother blog.
"Inmates may get flu shots first." The Dallas Morning News; October 28, 2009; p. 2B.
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