Kansas to give COVID-19 shots to inmates despite GOP protest

Kansas Air National Guard Maj. Cortney Neblett, left, gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Master Sgt. Thomas Lafountain, right, during a clinic for Kansas National Guard personnel, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Air National Guard's base south of Topeka, Kan. The Kansas National Guard received 1,100 doses from the U.S. Department of Defense.(AP Photo/John Hanna)

In this photo from Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, Kansas state Sens. Caryn Tyson, left, R-Parker, and Mark Steffen, right, R-Hutchinson, confer during the Senate's debate on a resolution condemning Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's policy of making prison inmates eligible for COVID-19 vaccines now, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Both voted for the resolution, which has passed. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

In this photo from Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, Kansas state Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, speaks against a resolution condemning Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's policy of making prison inmates eligible for COVID-19 vaccines now, during a Senate debate at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Holland calls the measure "a political stunt." (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, left, confers with Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, center, and Capt. Ana Tavares, right, during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Kansas National Guard personnel, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Air National Guard's base south of Topeka, Kan. Weishaar is the Kansas National Guard's commanding officer and the state's top emergency management official. (AP Photo/John Hanna)