Vaccine

UK looks to be winning the fight against monkeypox

The monkeypox situation in the UK is looking ‘very positive’ with cases continuing to fall according to one of Britain’s leading infectious disease modellers, Professor Neil Ferguson. Professor Neil Ferguson believes vaccines and increased vigilance have played a part in driving down cases from the peak, recorded in July this year. The UK Health Security …

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UK set to offer mini dose of monkeypox jab due to low stocks

Three NHS sites are set to begin offering eligible patients smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine, amid global shortages of the jab. This is following expert advice from UK Health Security Agency (“UKHSA”) who have stated that reduced shots are just as effective and will mean more people are protected. As a result, the fractional dosing …

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UK Extending Vaccination As A Condition Of Deployment Beyond Residential Care Settings From 1 April 2022

UK’s Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) announced on Monday 17th January that it would introduce regulations that extend vaccination as a condition of deployment beyond residential care settings to any other Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activity in health and social care, subject to certain exemptions and conditions. This will come …

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UPDATE: Mandatory Vaccinations in the Health and Social Care Sector

In July I wrote about mandatory vaccinations in the Health and Social Care sector. At that time the new regulations were recently approved changing the law whereby a provider of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care home which provides accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, can only deploy staff who have …

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Considering Mandatory Vaccinations for Care Home Workers

On 14 April 2021 the Government announced it was launching a 5-week consultation on making COVID-19 vaccinations a condition for staff working in care homes with older residents.  This cements the Government’s move from its previous position that vaccinations were “not mandatory and it would be discriminatory to force somebody to take one” (Feb 2021) …

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