Mandatory Covid vaccination for NHS and social care workers is to be scrapped after warnings of severe staff shortages if the plan went ahead. The Telegraph has the story.
Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, will on Monday meet fellow ministers on the Covid-Operations Cabinet committee to rubber stamp the decision on the about-turn.
Multiple government sources said ministers are expected to end the requirement because the Omicron Covid variant, now dominant in the U.K., is milder than previous strains.
The move comes after warnings that almost 80,000 healthcare workers would be forced out of their jobs because they had declined to take two doses of a Covid vaccine.
The Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of GPs have all pushed for the requirement to be delayed, with warnings it would have a “catastrophic” impact.
The jab requirement for NHS workers was meant to come into force in April – making this Thursday, Feb 3rd, the last day on which staff could get their first jab in order to be fully vaccinated in time.
The legal requirement for care home staff to be fully vaccinated came into effect in November. An estimated 40,000 people lost their jobs over the policy. Under the new rules, they are expected to be able to return to work in the sector.
On Sunday night, care home representatives expressed fury at the handling of the issue, saying the flip-flopping had “devastated our workforce and brought providers to their knees”.
The change of approach reflects Downing Street’s increasing focus on how the UK must “learn to live with Covid” as the surge of Omicron cases fades.
The right decision now, and a huge relief of course for staff who were facing the prospect of losing their jobs and careers. But why did it take so long? Why did the Government have to be pressured into making the right move? It also seems to say something that when the care sector faced the same staffing crisis in the autumn due to the vaccine mandate the Government pressed ahead and sacked thousands of workers, but now university-educated medics are making a fuss and the health service is threatened, suddenly it’s time for a rethink. Ministers may say that in the autumn they faced an uncertain winter with Delta, whereas now we have Omicron and it’s in decline. But it still reflects a lack of proper impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis, and as so often in this pandemic, a sense of proportion.
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Essentially no vaccine-free NHS worker can ever get promoted or change job within the NHS as this will require vaccinations. For now they can keep their existing roles, but they have this review hanging over their heads and also they are now trapped in their current role. For the NHS to get rid of them they only have to make adjustments to the teams and amend their role slightly and this will mean they have to be jabbed. The fight is far from over. Also the same time they’re stepping up their efforts to bring in overseas health care workers.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSceptics/comments/shhowo/todays_comments_20220201/
As if ‘they’ didn’t know these ‘severe shortages’ would happen. It was just another coercion method to entrap the waverers and those very much afraid of losing their income.
Utterly, utterly wicked, unprincipled and dishonourable. Like the majority of MPs, it seems.
Good news. But the reason given for the scrapping – “warnings of severe staff shortages” – is BS. The entire concept of a mandate for this virtually useless vaccine for an overblown flu is fundamentally WRONG, period. And if our politicians don’t get this they should get out!
I hate the bastards! They ve been torturing me all this time. Yesterday this banker Javid told me it is my professional duty to have the vaccine. No it is not! I know what good medical practice is. I’ve been a doctor for a long time!
The only surprising thing about this story is the total lack of intelligence shown by those that tried to impose the mandate on thousands of healthcare workers that were never going to give in to blackmail.
They probably thought it was worth a try if they managed to ensnare a few more in their web. It wasn’t a ”lack of intelligence” at all – it was a deliberate ploy. You’re being far too kind to them suggesting they’re incompetent.
I too lived through 1968 and other flu epidemics. And it true that there were 80,000 deaths because I looked it up when this debacle started. And you can’t find reference to that now.
Also, we had a mini epidemic in 207/2018 when around 30,000 died. Can’t find hardly any mention of that now.
This seems to me that our history is being sanitised, just as in Orwell’s 1984.
This is worrying stuff.
Isn’t it a demonstration of classic marketing hype? Not only that, the promoters have lost their reputation. Good luck to those who said no, in effect.
The ones who say ‘yes’ need the luck.
very late to commemt but, really, julia hartley- brewer! No, most people are coerced into taking the jab and there is no informed consent at all. The mandates are still there via travel and omicron was ‘only’ a 4 week bad cough for you because you fucked your immune system via jabs – lots of mealy mouthed excuses but this jab is toxic and useless and uneccessary. Stop it.
There are efforts being made to do just that, in UK and Australia, and probably other countries too – but you have to dig for them in places like Odyssey, etc.
Right result.
Wrong reason.
“Ivermectin” not only cures Covid/Flu like symptoms but recently researchers found that “Ivermectin” inhibits Esophageal Cancer! Search “Ivermectin induces apoptosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via mitochondrial pathway” on googl. This is great news. No wonder they say wonder drug.
No wonder TPTB want to ignore it and prohibit its use.
And back in September 2020 Doctor Thomas Borody found that Ivermectin worked well against CoV and tried to interest the Australian government, to no effect, obviously.
Of course, he’s only ”a world-renowned leader in the clinical microbiota field dating back to 1988….” What does HE know?
Not scrapped at all – postponed subject to a review. Bastards.
I’ve seen on Telegram that he allegedly said the postponement only affects current staff, new starters would have to be jabbed. No, no, no! No one should have to make that decision to be jabbed or be unemployed. What about current staff seeking a new position or promotion? Will any change in post incur an enforced jab? This will stifle career advancement and personal career aspirations. It is totally, unforgivably wrong.
And will those who lost their jobs be given back-pay at least, dating from their ”sacking”?
As an NHS worker I’m delighted! and I know colleagues who will be too.
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My only complaint is against the headline (and it’s done every time this happens). Why use the phrase “U-Turn” when it’s far better to use “Government realises error and changes mind based on reality” or similar?
There will be some very unhappy staff who had the jab who really didn’t want it. They’ll be annoyed with themselves.
Why didn’t the NHS staff who have pushed back against this, do the same last year and support the Care Workers? Or did they? Vaccinated staff in hospitals have supported those who didn’t want the vaccine, so I don’t understand why they didn’t come together for fellow NHS staff in the Care Home Sector?
Also, why did they assist in bullying the public who didn’t want the jab? It does seem to be a case of only when it affected them directly. However, hopefully things might be a bit different now……
As it turns out, if you want to help NHS staff, you stand up for them and make a change. If you just want to help yourself whilst lying to yourself that you’re helping NHS staff, you stand in the doorway like an idiot and bang pots together.
Julia Hartley-Brewer is still talking utter BS. She says it’s a no brainer that people over 50 should get the jab, well it is, but not in the way she sees it. Julia, the jabs don’t work for anyone and they are highly dangerous and that’s what you need to take on board. And Julia you need to stop covering your arse, in regard to the pro-vaccine nonsense you’ve been spouting for the last 18months.
Agree with this completely.
She’s constantly at her ‘guests’ asking them where is the proof masks do anything. She, though, never ever provides any evidence that the jabs work, or do any good at all, for that matter.
She’s really just trying to justify her decision to get jabbed because she won’t admit she’s been scammed.
It sound ridiculous when people start their conversation with “I am fully jabbed and agree with vaccinations but…….”
Sadly you have to say this because otherwise you’ll be labelled “anti-vax”
There might be some kind of OFCOM regs pressure underlying it – ie you can only go this far and no further in challenging the narrative?
She also talks BS about the TV licence fee. Saw a YouTube clip where she said you can’t have a TV unless you have a licence. Yes you can, you just can’t watch BBC and live transmissions. But you can watch all UK broadcasting on demand unless it’s BBC. I dumped my licence almost two years ago because of the Covid crap and have been very happy without the BBC (TV and radio) ever since.
To be honest I’m not sure if I worked in the NHS I would wish to continue now. I think I may be looking for something else now, if I were in a position to do so.
I have a friend due to leave the NHS on 14th Feb and start new employment taking a £5000 pa pay cut, she is still leaving because her manager has bullied her relentlessly and the other staff have gone along with it.
Can you imagine how nasty those who felt forced to have them and relented are going to be to the unjabbed when the truth about the jabs comes out.
Why would they be nasty to the unjabbed? It’s those who bullied them into it who their ire should be turned towards.
It’s not ‘us’ unjabbed who have co-erced, threatened or bullied them. To the contrary, we have sourced and shared information to try and help them avoid being jabbed. Some people even put their own reputations and livelihoods on the line to try and help those who face/faced jab mandates, both in the NHS and elsewhere.
The unjabbed are not and have never been the enemy.
I thought workplace bullying was an offense under law?
“Bullying and harassment is behaviour that makes someone feel intimidated or offended. Harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010.”
https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment
Lots of the public seem to think the NHS employs ‘angels’. How wrong they are!
Cue another visit from Bill!
It wouldn’t surprise me if the Gov (being pissed off at losing this one) might be nasty enough to suggest the unjabbed NHS workers wear their jab status on a badge. To reassure patients, of course.
Maybe they could put it next to their preferred pronouns.
Edited to add:
No. 10 now have Sue Gray’s report; Johnson needs another dead cat.
The ending of the NHS jabs will do for me.
Agreed, Bunter probably knew the partygate report was coming today and needed another “dead cat” so the “win” for the un-jabbed NHS staff is just that – it was trailed a week ago but not deployed as Ms Gray had to do some editing at the behest of Ms Dick
https://dailysceptic.org/2022/01/31/nhs-vaccine-mandate-scrapped/#comment-716861
Cecil posted the text from Triggle’s comment on the Beeb’s live feed. (link above)
I grabbed a screenshot this morning when I saw Triggle’s piece, because I want to see if he’s made to change the comments about both the first two jabs and, especially, the booster, waning.
Watch that space!
Shurely Shome Mishtake Mr Triggle!
Then hepatitis jab is to protect them from infected patients not to protect patients from them – the alleged reason for the mandate.
I wonder whether the prospect of 77 000 very disgruntled former NHS employees focussed the Governments mind?
77 000 respected professionals with 2 years – worth of direct evidence of jab ineffectiveness and side effects and nothing to stop them from discussing it publicly?
77000 very credible witnesses in any unfair dismissal case?
I recall it only took one brave anaesthetist speaking out at an opportune moment to turn the narrative around overnight. Imagine what 77 000 could do.
It will have been a factor.
The thing that amazes me about this, is that here we have a so called ‘Tory’ government spaffing billions and overturning policy decisions to prop up a failed nationalised industry (the nhs) whilst simultaneoulsy shafting hundreds of small privately owned businesses called care homes.
I fully expect Tony Blair to stand as a tory condidate (sic) at the next elections.
Blair is too right wing for even the Tory Party, better he stays at home with the Labour fascists.
He wouldn’t dare – he’d be humiliated.
Expected. Even this government isn’t that stupid.
My first thought when I saw this article was – “what are they up to now?”
I have just read Tom Penn’s excellent essay over at TCW and there are two conclusions. Another Scamdemic is definitely in the pipeline and further killer drugs are probably already being brewed.
The crucial piece is the rewriting of the Human Rights Act. Once this is safely on the statute books it will be all systems “Go.”
Using the catch-all phrase “the Public Interest” vaccination will be mandated universally. All of us refusing will be swept up and one way or another injected or removed from society.
The planning for the next Scamdemic – because they are frequent events dontcha know – is clearly under way and ongoing.
Quite possibly this victory has been allowed following the Canadian Truckers revolt, it’s a tad coincidental. The last thing TPTB need is uproar in the UK, spreading to Europe and a real kick-off. So, they are conceding for now, knowing they will get their way shortly. My money is still on an event around March.
We haven’t won anything just gained a stay of execution. There is a long, painful road ahead.
Sorry, but this is surrender monkey talk. So what if the Human rights act is rewritten. People won’t go along with it.
There is NO way they can “sweep up” 10% and growing of the population.
They are shitting their pants. They will never regain the momentum they had.
All it takes is one “new variant” which they can blow out of all proportion all over again and the huddled masses are back indoors masked to the eyeballs clamouring to be kept safe. HP is right – you can bet your bottom dollar that another scamdemic is being set up as we write. I wouldn’t put it past them. Why else would B Gates be saying “we need better vaccines”?
Haven’t the contracts for the vax passes already been written and signed and paid for?
You’ll have to see people genuinely collapsing in the street for people to fall for it again,. They can blow as many variants out of proportion that they want but unless the evidence is there and tangible people won’t buy it (accepting the sheep that even now are still asleep.) And if it did happen again – oh so quickly and conveniently – I can see some very unpleasant side effects for TPTB. .
Quite. Once the genie is out of the bottle it ain’t going back in.
Unfortunately I agree with you.
The global oligarchy rule by keeping us in states of emergency.
Next up sanctions on Russia, inflation, power cuts terrorist outrages, cyber attacks, changes to the human rights act to allow mandatory vaxxing (for the good of society)
They have their eyes on the long game. There are more battles to fight.
Agree that there are more battles but they will never get the jump on humanity that they had two years ago. Their narratives are crumbling and each staged emergency will suffer from the law of diminishing returns. The more they try it on, the less convincing they become. They have overstretched themselves and they know it.
Thanks Kate. I know I always see the down side but the Davos Deviants have been planning this for too long.
Prolonged non-compliance and perhaps civil unrest will be required.
This is a battle for humanity itself.
It was always was a war, not battle, for humanity itself. And it’s been going on for some time. Last two years is just one battle.
So? We’ve got our eyes on the long game too. Some of us have been fighting them for ten years or more. (Granted not with the intensity of the last two years.)
It’s not enough. The sacked care workers must be reinstated and compensated.
As I said from the start, a gigantic bluff that would collapse come April. Now the sacked care workers should get their jobs back. Feel sorry for those who were pressured to cave in and take this murderous gene-editing technology.
And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you’re going to fall Update – January 24th 2022https://hughboone.substack.com/p/and-if-you-go-chasing-rabbits-and
I feel that the UK may be the lynchpin in the planetary pandemic police state machine. This is because the other countries, even the US, seem to be in lockstep (at least up to now) with perfidious Albion, the dark heart of the Vaxx agenda.
The US and UK are the largest contributors of medical ‘expertise’ (ie mad modellers and vaccinators) to the WHO advisory system.
The UK government also stated it intended Britian to be on the bleeding edge (or was it leading edge?) of medical technology development
March 2014: Cutting-edge drugs to be fast-tracked to patients: State-of-the-art medicines will be fast-tracked to patients
The pioneering Early Access to Medicines scheme will be funded by pharmaceutical companies which develop innovative treatments, meaning patients will benefit from world-class breakthroughs at no cost to the NHS.
Once drug manufacturers have received a scientific opinion from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, doctors will work with patients to prescribe the drugs when appropriate.
In return, the companies will be able to gain experience of their medicines being used in the NHS and work closely with regulators to look at the value of the drugs, gaining guidance and advice much earlier in the regulatory process.
As a result, the process of patient access will be speeded up and new drugs could be made available to patients months or sometimes years before the treatment is licensed.
November 2014 Personalised health and care 2020: a framework for action
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Brilliant link!! From the article, this would explain the myocarditis events in the young:
“It would seem that the younger cells of the younger recipients of the covid “vaccines” take up the genetic/epigenetic material more readily than their older counterparts. This means these cells will express more spike proteins and have a more aggressive immune response as the T-cells take out those cells targeted for destruction. This response will also be more pervasive throughout the body and particularly harmful to the cardiac tissue which does not regenerate to a great extent. This is why it has been stated by such experts as Dr Anthony Hinton that myocarditis results in 2 in 10 people dead after 2 years and 5 in 10 after 5 years.”
“The excellent Daily Expose shows that worldwide professional football / soccer match cardiovascular deaths in 2021 were 300% higher than the 12-year average, with the number of deaths occurring in December 2021 alone equalling the 2009-2020 average.”
And also from the paper, the best comparison and analysis of the difference between people with natural immunity and those who have been vaccinated:
“Not only that, but because the “vaccine” specifically targets the spike protein it produces predominantly S antibodies… Read more »
Don’t trust them and don’t lower your guard.
Military Database Shows Alarming Increase in Adverse Medical Conditions After Forced COVID Vaccination
A must watch:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/01/30/military-database-shows-alarming-increase-in-adverse-medical-conditions-after-forced-covid-vaccination/
A US F-35 pilot made a spectacular crash landing on an aircraft carrier a while bank. He ejected to safety but the aircraft became a stealth submarine. Landing and take-off are the most demanding phases of carrier operations. The accident investigation report may be interesting reading as the US military has a mandatory vaccination policy.
Has it not been reported previously that the pilot’s last words before ejecting were…”fuckin vaccines.”
I’m quoting.