AUGUSTA, Ga. – Richmond County jail inmates are set to get vaccinated against coronavirus this week.
On Tuesday beginning at 8:30 a.m., the Richmond County Department of Public Health will be at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center to administer the first of two vaccinations for COVID-19 to inmates at the facility.
A notice was sent to all inmates last week and a total of 79 requests were made for the vaccine.
DPH will administer the Moderna vaccine.