Pazienti vulnerabili a rischio dopo che più della metà del personale del servizio sanitario nazionale non riesce a ricevere il vaccino antinfluenzale
Vulnerable patients at risk after more than half of NHS staff fail to get flu jab
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who knew lying to public about safety of a new drug would make them scared wolf next time around
Flu vaccine only helps the person who gets it. They can still get and spread flu.
There’s nothing shitter than healthcare professionals not getting vaccinated. Same with people getting jobs in chemists and refusing to sell contraceptives. Get in the sea.
This year the NHS has also stopped offering free COVID vaccinations to staff, despite COVID still having higher rates of mortality and long term complications than flu. I’d also wager COVID is responsible for more staff absence. It makes zero sense.
NHS staff should all be required to get all vaccines. it’s not okay to visit your GP surgery only to catch a virus off some selfish staff member. a few years ago, i had a hospital appointment, and the junior doctor was breathing all over me and she had just gotten over something. a few days later, i was laid up with a bad cold. thanks.
Don’t know about how it affects other people, but when I get the flu jab I get horrible symptoms similar to really bad flu, often headaches, muscle cramps and then hot and cold sweats all night which causes me to literally miss work. I’ve found this with other vaccines as well. Given I literally never seem to catch or notice any flu symptoms year after year regardless of getting it or not, I can see why some people may not want the jab.
Hopefully there’s a health professional or two reading this who might have some useful insights into why the reluctance.
Trying to get my flu vaccine as an NHS worker was actually very difficult. I ended up having to go to the vaccination point after a night shift and exhausted/vulnerable because I couldn’t go any other time. We are chronically understaffed, it makes it difficult to leave your immediate area of work to walk across a large hospital site to get the vaccine. Previously they had roaming vaccinators who’d come give the vaccine to you, but we didn’t get it this year.
As for COVID 6 weeks ago 5 members of my team all caught it and the NHS ended up having to pay approximately £800 extra per night to cover the shift. Is that really more economical than just giving people the vaccine?
Not surprised, some of my colleagues are antivax (idiots)
I don’t know that I mind. I’m not a healthcare worker but one of the COVID jabs delayed my period and messed up my hormones for months making me feel unwell.
The manufacturers initially denied this and then eventually did more studies and found it does have that effect.
The bigger problem is getting vaccines to all eligible elderly. It’s been a nightmare getting one for my gran because she’s now housebound even though she wants one.