In British nursing homes, workers must be vaccinated. However, a side effect may be an increase in understaffing.
Nursing home workers who will not receive two doses of the vaccine COVID-19 On Saturday, the health minister said that before the November 11 deadline, they should “leave and get another job.” Great Britain Sajid Javed. He stressed that the deadline for receiving the vaccine will not be extended, as this condition was introduced for the safety of residents of the nursing home.
“If you work in a nursing home, and you work with some of the most vulnerable people in our country, and you can’t bother getting a vaccination, go away and get another job. If you want to take care of them, if you want to cook for them, you want them. Feed them, put them down. In bed, you should get vaccinated. If you’re not going to get vaccinated, why work in care?” – Javid said in a BBC4 interview.
The first group must be vaccinated
The welfare sector warns that the vaccination requirement could lead to a significant proportion of staff leaving, exacerbating the current staff shortage.. The organization that brings together nursing homes, the National Nursing Association, estimates that 40,000. A person may have to quit work because of this obligation, and about 80,000. He is “still in the danger zone” because he has only taken one dose of the vaccine.
According to the data of the Public Health Service In England, more than 92 percent. Nursing home workers have had at least one dose of the vaccine, and more than 84% of the vaccinated employees—both. The British government announced in early August a full vaccination date for all nursing home workers in England by 11 November.
They are so far the only UK professional group that will be required to vaccinate. This requirement was introduced due to the high number of deaths in nursing homes during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In September, Javid said it was very likely that this responsibility would extend to healthcare professionals.
