Covid vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff at Tehy care home in Chelmsford, UK.

Covid vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff at care homes in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Parliament states that worker have 16 weeks to get both jabs from the time regulations are approved.

Actions will be taken on staffs not vaccinated .Deployment from the front line may happen . The staffs may also lose their jobs.

It added that anyone coming into care homes to do other work – for instance tradespeople, hairdressers and beauticians – would also have to follow the regulations

Workers  and any one else coming to  care homes should prove they are medically exempt from getting the vaccine. The policy wont affect them while doing their duties in the health care homes.

There will be also be exemptions for visiting family and friends, under-18s, emergency services and people undertaking urgent maintenance work.

However, organizations representing care homes have consistently warned against making vaccination compulsory. Out of fear that staff might quit rather than get a jab, deepening workforce shortages.

“I do not agree with mandatory vaccination of the public,” Hancock said. “But for those who have a duty to care in an environment that includes some of the most vulnerable people in the country, I think that this is a sensible and reasonable step to take in order to save lives.”

Rachel Harrison, GMB national officer, said steps the government could take included “ensuring more mobile NHS vaccination teams so those working night shifts can get the jab”.

The workers have challenges taking the vaccinations. Ministers should address the challenges faced.

Health care groups and most  of the staffs are in agreement with the policy. Health care groups such as tehy care group are already in the act of vaccinating its staffs.