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R. Kelly may feel trapped in a prison, but he’s in a better place than a large part of the country when it comes to being vaccinated … because we learned that he’s already received his second dose.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the imprisoned singer is as COVID-safe as possible, after recently receiving a shot 2 from the Bureau of Prisons in MCC Chicago, where he is currently housed while awaiting trial.
We are told that Kelly received his first dose in January and the second this month, so he is now fully vaccinated.
According to the BOP … 63 prisoners at MCC Chicago have been fully vaccinated so far, along with 128 staff members.
As we reported … Kelly tried twice, and failed twice, to be released during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic due to the risk of contracting the disease.
He no longer has to worry so much about it, with an efficiency rate of about 95 percent with the vaccines … but his trial is still pending. It is currently scheduled for September.
We contacted Kelly’s attorneys, who declined to comment.