Posted on 01/30/2022 4:13:43 PM PST by Enlightened1
Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS and social care workers are set to be scrapped, The Telegraph can reveal, after warnings of crippling staff shortages if the plan went ahead.
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 UK, 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 3, 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
How to make it go away without any further questions or accountability.....the ole....thats water under the bridge so shut up
Not gonna happen here.. obama instituted a cms andated flu shot. The ruling class cares very little about your access to care. They have their ice cream and concierge medicine. Just pay your taxes and obey.
“Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS and social care workers are set to be scrapped”,
After so much damage has already been done.
Pretty sure I read that the CDC AND the NIH had NO MANDATORY JABS!!!
Yup...
Imagine the white hot anger of those who took the shots against their will, but thought they had no choice. They made their choice based on “take the shot or lose your job.”
Oops! That means the control group is still in place.
“..Imagine the white hot anger of those who took the shots against their will, but thought they had no choice. They made their choice based on “take the shot or lose your job....”
Exactly. At some point it’s gonna get really ugly.
I know of one young man in his early 30s who was in excellent health, worked out, etc. He was forced to take all the jabs in order to stay employed.
The last jab hurt him. He now has an immune deficiency issue and had COVID pretty bad. IF he manages to live thru it, he’ll be back looking for vengeance.
It was a game of vaxx chicken.
It takes a government that truly hates their population to play that kind of game with them.
I had it heard this before. Good news
It meant to be NOT
Good post.
Hopefully the legal system will work and provide justice/reparations.
If it does not, no-one should be surprised if the victims of these crimes go for Plan B.
Battle lines bein' drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
I agree but Plan A can be implemented over and over again for a long time inflicting a lot of pain even if individual cases are lost. Wear the b-turds down.
If that assessment of the UK’s response is accurate it struck real fear in them and didn’t take long.
Plan B is always available, no permissions or filings required.
Great news! I have a relative working for the NHS who already had Covid last year but refused the jab. Then he was threatened with termination if he didn’t get the first jab by Jan 20th, so he got one. So infuriating!
You’re right.
Vaxx chicken is just what I thought Biden was doing with his business - with - more-more than 100 employees mandate. I believe he knew it was going to be ruled unconstitutional but thought that he could get almost everyone vaccinated before his January deadline. Then he would call it off saying everything was so great that we didn’t need to mandate anymore and declare victory. Did not quite work out that way but he and his administration are pure evil.
Thanks for posting that.
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