Cambodia govt to give inmates AztraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as cases and death toll keep rising

Inmates gather at the Preah Sihanouk provincial prison and listen to govt officials gving a talk on Covid-19 vaccine. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, June 7 (Phnomm Penh Post/ANN): The General Department of Prisons (GDP) is preparing to vaccinate prisoners with the AstraZeneca vaccine, marketed as Covishield, beginning on Monday in Preah Sihanouk province, followed by Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces.

GDP spokesman Nuth Savna said on Sunday (June 6) that the Covid-19 situation within the prisons had not changed much and that active work was being done by prison officials to stop the transmission of the virus.