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#2
(Original post by Anonymous)
Will the vaccine be mandatory for NHS workers? Anyone know?
Will the vaccine be mandatory for NHS workers? Anyone know?
Last edited by Thecrazydoughnut; 1 week ago
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(Original post by Thecrazydoughnut)
Yes unfortunately. But care workers are getting the vaccine first.
Yes unfortunately. But care workers are getting the vaccine first.
Not that I mean to second guess you or anything 😄
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(Original post by Anonymous)
How do you know, are there any sources that say so?
Not that I mean to second guess you or anything 😄
How do you know, are there any sources that say so?
Not that I mean to second guess you or anything 😄
I was trying to find you an article on it.
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(Original post by Thecrazydoughnut)
We were informed in handover today.
I was trying to find you an article on it.
We were informed in handover today.
I was trying to find you an article on it.
Ok thanks
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I can't see them making it mandatory, that would be a legal minefield for the NHS to navigate. They can strongly advise you have it though.
I'm going to have it once I'm able to.
I'm going to have it once I'm able to.
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(Original post by Thecrazydoughnut)
Yes unfortunately. But care workers are getting the vaccine first.
Yes unfortunately. But care workers are getting the vaccine first.
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#9
(Original post by Mesopotamian.)
Do you know if this extends to NHS students?
Do you know if this extends to NHS students?
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(Original post by Thecrazydoughnut)
We were informed in handover today.
I was trying to find you an article on it.
We were informed in handover today.
I was trying to find you an article on it.
No vaccine has ever been mandated in the UK. There is no legal precedent for it.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-mandatory-evg
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(Original post by PilgrimOfTruth)
You should retract your statement if you have no source reference or documented proof
No vaccine has ever been mandated in the UK. There is no legal precedent for it.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-mandatory-evg
You should retract your statement if you have no source reference or documented proof
No vaccine has ever been mandated in the UK. There is no legal precedent for it.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-mandatory-evg
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#12
Being strongly pressured to have a vaccine is not the same as vaccines being mandated. Everyone has a choice.
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(Original post by PilgrimOfTruth)
You should retract your statement if you have no source reference or documented proof
No vaccine has ever been mandated in the UK. There is no legal precedent for it.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-mandatory-evg
You should retract your statement if you have no source reference or documented proof
No vaccine has ever been mandated in the UK. There is no legal precedent for it.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-mandatory-evg
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NHS workers have been pressured before to take rushed out vaccines with dire consequences
Swine Flu Victims
https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaunlinter...ccine-was-safe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/...rcolepsy-cases
I would totally support any health care worker who exercised their human right to not take a vaccine.
Health workers are routinely tested for Covid. If they are Covid negative then they can't put others at risk. That's all that matters.
Vaccination neither guarantees that the person is fully protected or that they still can't carry and spread the virus.
It's largely a red herring
What matters is good testing and the government should have been piling £millions into the development and roll-out of extremely accurate testing kits and should have sent them out freely to every household in the UK.
Swine Flu Victims
https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaunlinter...ccine-was-safe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/...rcolepsy-cases
I would totally support any health care worker who exercised their human right to not take a vaccine.
Health workers are routinely tested for Covid. If they are Covid negative then they can't put others at risk. That's all that matters.
Vaccination neither guarantees that the person is fully protected or that they still can't carry and spread the virus.
It's largely a red herring
What matters is good testing and the government should have been piling £millions into the development and roll-out of extremely accurate testing kits and should have sent them out freely to every household in the UK.
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(Original post by PilgrimOfTruth)
Being strongly pressured to have a vaccine is not the same as vaccines being mandated. Everyone has a choice.
Being strongly pressured to have a vaccine is not the same as vaccines being mandated. Everyone has a choice.
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(Original post by Redfrost)
The nurse said I couldn’t start the course without it
The nurse said I couldn’t start the course without it
I've reviewed a few nursing degree websites as a result of you raising this. I noted that they use careful phrasing.
For example the one I just read used the phrase "you should be vaccinated" for . . . . and lists various diseases.
It doesn't say "you must be vaccinated for"
Life is full of people using psychological techniques to influence and control us. It happens everywhere, in business, in religion and clearly in the health services. NHS staff are often pressured to take Flu vaccines and the NHS runs incentive bonus schemes to encourage people to take the shots. Despite that 1000s of NHS staff refuse to have them (imo very sensibly). Nevertheless I expect they will continue to be pressured to take them year on year.
All of the above pales into insignificance when you peel away the curtains and look at the actual legal situation regarding making people have vaccines. Your health is your responsibility and you should be aware of your rights in relation to it imho. We all should.
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#18
(Original post by PilgrimOfTruth)
NHS workers have been pressured before to take rushed out vaccines with dire consequences
Swine Flu Victims
https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaunlinter...ccine-was-safe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/...rcolepsy-cases
I would totally support any health care worker who exercised their human right to not take a vaccine.
Health workers are routinely tested for Covid. If they are Covid negative then they can't put others at risk. That's all that matters.
Vaccination neither guarantees that the person is fully protected or that they still can't carry and spread the virus.
It's largely a red herring
What matters is good testing and the government should have been piling £millions into the development and roll-out of extremely accurate testing kits and should have sent them out freely to every household in the UK.
NHS workers have been pressured before to take rushed out vaccines with dire consequences
Swine Flu Victims
https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaunlinter...ccine-was-safe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/...rcolepsy-cases
I would totally support any health care worker who exercised their human right to not take a vaccine.
Health workers are routinely tested for Covid. If they are Covid negative then they can't put others at risk. That's all that matters.
Vaccination neither guarantees that the person is fully protected or that they still can't carry and spread the virus.
It's largely a red herring
What matters is good testing and the government should have been piling £millions into the development and roll-out of extremely accurate testing kits and should have sent them out freely to every household in the UK.
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#20
You may well face a lot of pressure to have it, as it will very likely prevent transmission and without it you might kill your patients, but I highly doubt they can make it compulsory.
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