Southend: calls for nursery staff to be a priority for Covid-19 vaccine
A CAMPAIGNING councillor was moved to tears by the plight of early years’ workers who feared distancing themselves from children could damage their mental health. Lib Dem Beth Hooper is now at the forefront of a campaign pressing the Government to prioritise childcare staff in the coronavirus vaccination rollout. Concerns have been raised that staff – who continue to work on through the pandemic – have been sidelined for the vaccine despite working with children who don’t understand social distancing. Ms Hooper wrote to MP Sir David Amess urging him to lobby the Government’s...
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