Consultation launches today on making COVID vaccination a condition of work for people who are deployed in these homes
Care home workers urged to take up offer of a vaccine now to keep themselves and those they care for safe
Making vaccines a condition of deployment would help to further protect older people living in care homes, who are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, with some providers already implementing similar policies.
Experts on the social care working group of
SAGE advise 80% of staff and 90% of residents need to be vaccinated to provide a minimum level of protection against outbreaks of COVID-19. Only 53% of older adult homes in England are currently meeting this threshold.
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