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Maricopa Sheriff's Office Begins Vaccinating Inmates 55 And Older

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Arizona's most populous county on Thursday began providing COVID-19 vaccinations to willing jail inmates who are 55 or over.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced that the county Correctional Health Services Department received 400 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the county Public Health Department earlier this week for administration to inmates. The sheriff's office said the county’s five jails have 318 inmates who are 55 or older.