Just thought I’d write and give an insight as to what we have been told at our Trust regarding the vaccine.
Currently we have peer to peer vaccinations going on for the flu and the same staff were briefed last week regarding how they will also take on the job of staff cv-19 jabs.
Interestingly the info we have been given seems to differ quite a lot from what I’m hearing in the press over the past few days.
The aim is to have all Trust staff vaccinated by the end of December!
Two injections are required but our info only puts them three weeks apart (not the two months as I’ve heard reported), it might seem obvious but the same brand of vaccine has to be given for the second jab.
After each injection the member of staff will be required to lay flat for at least fifteen minutes in case of any adverse reactions.
All staff by the end of December seems a bit ambitious unless they know something we don’t regarding the vaccine’s current availability, plus many of my colleagues have already said that they won’t have it until it’s been tested properly, apparently the main reason you have to lay flat is because it will still an unlicensed product which doesn’t fill many with much confidence (also effectively taking a multiple members of staff out of the workplace for fifteen minutes each time isn’t going to work out well).
Anyhow, as soon as things start I’ll give you all an update…
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