Age not job prioritised in second phase of Covid jab roll-out

[magic]

Hopefully if the coppers have the hump with the Government they might refrain from nicking people for sitting on park benches or going for a walk on the beach.

 

[Soutra]

The NHS is administering the vaccination program. Their records include age and clinical vulnerability, not the job you do. Working out a priority list depending on jobs would involve a lot of complication, and almost certainly delay.

At the moment, about 2½ million people are being jabbed, and they represent the most clinically vulnerable. Each week that goes by (at the moment) means the most at risk group is being reduced.

This may change around the middle of March because that will be the time when a lot of people are due to start getting a second jab. If there are sufficient vaccine supplies, maybe the pace of vaccination will stay about the same 2½ million first jabs, and 1 million + second jabs. There are quite a few new vaccination centres just coming on stream which will help, even if it's just because they are easier to get to and from for patients.

 

[jam69]

Its very hard to define job status. If someone says all teachers does that include a 25 yr old teacher assistant who might only be in 1 afternoon a week, a head master who has no contact with children, play ground assistants, dinner nannies (are they still called that?) etc. It would be very hard to define and could lead to delays and internal arguments. Leave it as age group, no body can argue over a birth certificate.

The teaching assistants are more at risk than the teachers in tge schools o know, they are having closer contact with the kids than the teachers, I take your point though about 1 day per week.
They are making a decent job of it in my opinion with the exception of those with disabilities who were getting forgotten.

 

[Soutra]

The teaching assistants are more at risk than the teachers in tge schools o know, they are having closer contact with the kids than the teachers, I take your point though about 1 day per week.
They are making a decent job of it in my opinion with the exception of those with disabilities who were getting forgotten.

The point BillyBoyStu was making is that from a bald job title like "teacher", you don't know if someone is a head teacher with minimal forward facing duties, or a teaching assistant being in close contact with 28 different kids every hour for 6 hours a day. If you take time to start figuring out who does what, then you waste time. The (predominantly) age based program automatically prioritises those most at risk.

At the current rate of vaccination every week is seeing a 2½ year age cohort being jabbed. This coming week it might be everyone between 57 and 60. (yes, I know it's not quite that simple but it's a pretty good way of visualising it).

 

[JM14]

Just a question JM14 do you know why you are getting yours now being in your 20s. Seems strange and hopefully not the norm. Don't agree with singling out Police and Teachers because there is lots of other occupations equally deserving and at similar risks. As I said on last post I think the Gorvernment have it pretty much right on this roll out.

Not a clue to be honest, we were just told we could book in, completely contradicts the guidance but I guess they have managed to swing the essential workers line even though we’re barely that.