The inmates held by the United States government in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released by the Pentagon to receive COVID-19 vaccines next week, putting alleged terrorists well ahead of the vast majority of Americans. vaccination.
What are the details?
The New York Times reported on Friday that “ a prosecutor in the case against five prisoners charged with conspiracy in the September 11, 2001 attacks ‘wrote to defense attorneys on Thursday,’ that a Pentagon official just left a memo. has signed in which he approves the delivery. of the Covid-19 vaccine to the detained population in Guantanamo. ”
Prosecutor, Clayton Trivett, Jr., also noted that inmates were able to receive their first dose of the vaccination “on a voluntary basis” on Monday.
The Times reported that residents of the US Navy base began receiving the shots on Jan. 8, “but the Trump administration refused to say whether prisoners would be vaccinated.”
Now, under the Biden administration, the Pentagon has given its all to vaccinate accused terrorists, such as the alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (pictured above), protecting against COVID-19 as the majority of the American public – including its vulnerable elderly population – has been said to wait months.
A Defense Department spokesman confirmed the news to the New York Post, telling the outlet that vaccines against coronavirus “will be offered to all inmates and inmates.”
The outlet noted:
Forty prisoners remain in the United States military prison in Cuba, including the man accused of plotting the worst assault on American soil, who claimed 2,977 innocent lives on September 11, 2001 and has since been linked to thousands of others kill.
The Daily Mail reported that priority is being given to the Gitmo as the US has shortages of the vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna, noting that only 26 million Americans have received a coronavirus shot.
The outlet also pointed out that several social media users expressed disgust at the Biden government’s decision, including one person who wrote, “Here’s a trivial question. Who will be the first to receive the vaccine? NE Philly or the man who attacked the 911 lives in the Guantanamo Bay prison? ‘
While some people are reluctant to get the vaccines, others try to get ahead of the shot. A Mexican television host flew to Florida and was somehow able to get a head start on the older Floridians who had lined up in long lines, and Hollywood elites are reportedly doing everything they can to cross the line themselves to beat.
However, accused American killers have apparently taken precedence over accused Gitmo killers: OJ Simpson got his chance on Friday.