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Half of Immigrants at Hudson County Jail Refused Coronavirus Vaccine

Detainees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine because they don't trust the jail, and say they didn’t get enough information on the vaccine.

Max Siegelbaum

Feb 10, 2021

Credit: Hudson County

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Half of the immigrant detainees at New Jersey’s Hudson County Jail refused the COVID-19 vaccine, saying they were not given any information about the shot. Vaccinations began Jan. 22 at the Hudson County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, which holds immigrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As of Feb. 4, 27 of the 54 immigrants held there refused to receive the shot. “In my section, we are 25 [ICE detainees], and of those, six or seven didn’t get it,” said Mario, a detainee. He refused the vaccination because he said he doesn’t trust the jail, and didn’t get any information about it from the jail doctor. Mario and another detainee said corrections officers have refused the vaccine too. City Limits

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