1 in 5 care home worker refuse vaccine

[Pak_Doo_Ik]

This has just been on BBC breakfast, seems a very high figure of refusal to me. The article below backs it up but that was written back on the 19th January and they said the situation was improving. As care homes are being badly affected again what can be done to change the minds of the staff that are refusing the vaccine?

Up to one in five care home staff declining COVID-19 vaccine, report

Up to one in five care home staff are refusing their COVID-19 vaccination, according to new research.

www.carehomeprofessional.com

 

[Mwelolo]

Many will be younger women who are concerned about the impact on pregnancy

 

[Laughing]

The first line is telling. Up to 1 in 5 care home staff. up to. That might be one care home where one in five said no. 6 to 8 percent had questions. That is 1 in 18 have some questions. So the truth is it is nothing like 1 in 5.

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

The article doesn't back up the title of the thread.

 

[Frozen Horse]

If you phrase it as 80% uptake rate, does it sound better?

For the purpose of comparison, flu vaccine uptake normally runs at 70-75%

 

[Laughing]

If you phrase it as 80% uptake rate, does it sound better?

For the purpose of comparison, flu vaccine uptake normally runs at 70-75%

If you read the article it refers to a single care home with 6-8% more generally having concerns, thats a 92% uptake at worst.

 

[Randy]

Crap headline trying to cause a fuss.

Every single person who works in the care home my wife works in had the Oxford vaccine last week. Actually I tell a lie, two didn't as they are both pregnant.