Florida Department of Corrections

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The state had already anticipated a reduction in J&J allocations and was using the two-dose Moderna vaccine instead.

Once supplies arrive, corrections officials have indicated that they have the ability to vaccinate all inmates who want a shot within 10 days.

The report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 45 percent of inmates would refuse COVID-19 vaccinations.

AP and the Marshall Project speak with correctional officers and union leaders nationwide, as well as health experts working inside prisons, to understand the decision-making despite the higher risk.

The analysts, in a report posted online Monday, said the prison system had 82,027 inmates at the end of October and that the number is projected to go as low as 80,792 at the end of November.

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