Monday, 25 Nov 2024

NHS staff told to get coronavirus vaccine – but only on their day off

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An email to staff at South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust said jabs should be booked on a “rest day”. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is held at very low temperatures and has a shelf life once out of a freezer.

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Recipients should be observed for 15 minutes afterwards.

A spokesperson for the trust said: “Given the challenges of delivering the vaccine, it is important that staff are able to arrive promptly for their appointment.

“We are therefore advising staff to attend a clinic on a day when they are not completing a frontline shift, as the very nature of emergency work could prevent guaranteed attendance at an appointment time.”

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