The NHS jab refuseniks: Almost a QUARTER of London s frontline healthcare workers - particularly ethnic minorities - have failed to accept the Covid jab, shocking figures reveal
More than 41,000 frontline healthcare workers, which includes medics, have not had the jab in the capital
This is equivalent to 24 per cent of the workforce with London is lagging behind the rest of the country
Safety fears, conspiracy theories and mistrust of Government blamed for hesitancy among ethnic groups
A senior cabinet minister has backed “no jab, no job” proposals from care homes as figures showed nearly one in three staff have not been vaccinated.Robert Buckland, the justice secretary, said there
“The monotony of days bleeding into one another, working with people, but only communicating via live-streaming, which has its own challenges, realising the need for exercise, and friendships seeming more disconnected as everyone struggles with their various situations it’s taken a while, but I’m beginning to feel those extroverted pains.”
For Cathy, a writer who also lives in London, regular time alone was something that she built into her life before the pandemic. “Aloneness is not about loneliness, but about being able to relax, stop giving out energy, and feel in control,” she says.
“Although I’m a sociable person and enjoy spending time with others, I also really need a lot of alone time to maintain my energy and equilibrium. Without plenty of time alone every day, I quickly feel chaotic, unsettled, and anxious.”
Knebworth Care Home. Picture: Fraser Parry.
- Credit: Fraser Parry
Care homes across the UK, including in Knebworth, have rolled out what is being dubbed as a no jab, no job policy.
Operators of Knebworth Care Home, Care UK, have chosen to ask new recruits if they have had or would take the COVID-19 vaccine.
A Care UK spokesperson said in a statement: “We hope all colleagues, present and future, will see the benefits vaccination can bring to themselves, their families and the people living and working in our homes. For new recruits, we now ask at both the application and interview stage whether they have had, or would be willing to have, the vaccination.