(Dr Eilish Cleary - file photo)
It's on hold for now -- but -- public health officials are still planning to give prisoners in provincial jails the H-1-N-1 flu shot -- those clinics have been temporarily scrubbed due a growing shortage of the vaccine.
Chief Medical Health Officer - Dr Eilish Cleary - says they're a priority given their housed in close quarters and many are suffering from chronic conditions.
Cleary says correctional officers were also scheduled to receive the shots because it made sense to do them while giving the inmates shots.
