Tag: Health Care Workers

300 healthcare workers in Italy have launched legal action against their Government in a "democratic battle" against the forced vaccination of staff.

The Australian Government is expected make Covid vaccination mandatory for care workers, as well as for quarantine workers, due to concerns over the Delta variant.

Covid vaccination will not be made compulsory for care home staff in Wales. First Minister Mark Drakeford says that care staff should take the vaccine, but "there is a very big step taken when you move into compulsion".

The GMB Union has hit back against the prospect of care home workers being forced to take Covid vaccines, warning that more than a third of its members in social care would consider quitting if vaccination is mandated.

New research suggests that health and social care workers who feel greater pressure from their employers to receive Covid vaccination are more likely to decline it.

Health Minister Nadine Dorries says she opposes the idea of care home staff being forced to take Covid vaccines.

Research suggests that almost a quarter of healthcare workers are hesitant about taking a Covid vaccine. Key reasons include concern about the speed of vaccine development and a lack of trust in the Government.

We're publishing an original piece today by Dr Niall McCrae, a mental health practitioner and trade union rep, about what health care workers can do to push back if they're told they have to get a Covid vaccine.