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Nurse warns that county jail healthcare contractor opposes vaccines and may increase preventable illness
Summary
A registered nurse and public-health professional told the Washington County Quorum Court that the county's jail health care provider, identified in public comment as Rob Karas, "does not recommend vaccinations" and that the county could face higher hospitalizations and deaths if that practice continues.
At the October meeting of the Washington County Quorum Court, Wendy Finn, a registered nurse with a master's in public health, told court members she was concerned the county detention health provider does not recommend vaccinations and that approach could increase illnesses and hospitalizations.
Finn said statewide data show high levels of flu hospitalizations ("3,380 people hospitalized with the flu" in…
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