A nurse at the Royal Cornwall hospital, which began its Covid-19 vaccination programme on 9 December. Photograph: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images
A nurse at the Royal Cornwall hospital, which began its Covid-19 vaccination programme on 9 December. Photograph: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images
Sun 27 Dec 2020 15.46 EST
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Frontline NHS staff have been denied the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, leaving doctors alarmed and “scrabbling” to get immunised.
A new survey reveals that almost two-thirds of medics who responded to it have still not had the vaccine, half believe its delivery to the NHS frontline has been “ad hoc” and a third have no idea when they will be offered it. They fear the government’s decision to prioritise over-80s and care home staff above health workers has left them at risk of catching the disease, especially given the emergence of the coronavirus variant, which is 70% more transmissable.
63% of NHS doctors in survey say they have not had Covid vaccine
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