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Elected officials, community members call for inmates in state prisons to be vaccinated

State officials have reported that over 5,000 inmates in state prisons have tested positive for the virus.

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Elected officials, community members call for inmates in state prisons to be vaccinated

State officials have reported that over 5,000 inmates in state prisons have tested positive for the virus.

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