He laments that there are "literally millions of hard-working, tax-paying members of the public" who deserve vaccines before prisoners. Sound public health reasons, which I explain shortly, command this. Three powerful reasons impel early vaccines for prisoners – public health, the law and ethical considerations. And we must prioritise because prison health affects our health. For reasons of science, human rights and ethics, we must vaccinate prisoners and those who guard them quickly – which means now.

Source: News 24 May 26, 2021 14:48 UTC