More than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

More than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19

ABC  

It has been revealed that 133 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital have refused to get vaccinated and are now taking forced leave. Key points: SA Health's mandatory vaccination rule for all staff came into effect yesterday SA Health is yet to reveal the total number of unvaccinated staff across its networks Health workers were among those protesting in the city today against mandatory vaccination All frontline and allied health workers, cleaners and admin staff at South Australian public and private hospitals must now provide proof of at least one COVID-19 vaccine to continue working. The mandatory vaccination direction came into effect yesterday, but hundreds of staff across the health system have not met the deadline. Over the past week the ABC has repeatedly asked SA Health to provide the exact number of unvaccinated staff across the health system, but that data has not been provided.

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Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...
2 years, 10 months ago

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...

Daily Mail  

The Government plans to scrap the requirement for health and social care workers in England to be vaccinated against coronavirus to continue in their roles following a consultation. The requirement for care home staff to have two doses came into force last November, with one charity accusing the Government of using the sector as “the trial run for the NHS”. …

COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues

ABC  

Suzannah Nicholson's seven-year-old son, Angus, was due to get his first COVID-19 jab today at their local GP clinic in Glebe in Sydney's inner-west. Key points: Dr Danielle McMullen says vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds will not be completed before school starts Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says there are three million vaccines available for this age group In the 12-15-year age …

COVID-19 vaccination deadline arrives for tens of thousands of West Australian workers
3 years ago

COVID-19 vaccination deadline arrives for tens of thousands of West Australian workers

ABC  

The deadline for getting a COVID-19 vaccination has arrived for tens of thousands of workers across Western Australia. Key points: Group 1 workers in WA must get their first coronavirus jab by December 1 Group 1 workers in WA must get their first coronavirus jab by December 1 The mandate is making it hard for some sectors to find enough …

In shift, UK to require COVID vaccination for health workers
3 years, 1 month ago

In shift, UK to require COVID vaccination for health workers

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government says all health care staff who work with the public will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus starting in April, despite concerns the move could drive thousands of people to quit their jobs. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Tuesday that 90% of staff in the state-funded National Health Service have already received two doses …

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate

ABC  

More than 8 per cent of Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service workers have failed to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, forcing cuts to surgical, medical and mental health beds. Key points: Almost 4,000 health workers in the state's public hospitals have provided no evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says those employees will be sent …

Students will no longer have to wear masks as SA's COVID-19 first dose vaccination rate reaches 80pc
3 years, 2 months ago

Students will no longer have to wear masks as SA's COVID-19 first dose vaccination rate reaches 80pc

ABC  

Masks will no longer be compulsory at high schools from Monday, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has announced. Allied health workers strike for more pay Allied health workers have been striking across South Australia's major public hospitals today, after negotiations around pay and conditions stalled. HSU spokeswoman Bron Larkins said the state government's approach to the latest round of enterprise …

PwC demands all 8,000 Australian staff get a Covid vaccine before Christmas party
3 years, 2 months ago

PwC demands all 8,000 Australian staff get a Covid vaccine before Christmas party

Daily Mail  

One of the globe's big four accounting firms has demanded their Australian staff get vaccinated against Covid-19 if they ever want to go back to the office or attend their work Christmas party. Office Christmas parties hang in the balance for unvaccinated workers at accounting firm PwC PwC will reopen its offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Parramatta and Newcastle at …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rule now in place for first WA frontline health workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rule now in place for first WA frontline health workers

ABC  

Western Australian health authorities say they are not bracing for any staff shortages as a result of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, which comes into force for frontline workers today. Key points: Mandatory vaccination takes effect for WA health workers The nursing union says it expects some members to leave However, no staff shortages are expected over the rule But the state's …

This is the full list of Victorian authorised workers who need to get vaccinated against COVID to remain on site
3 years, 2 months ago

This is the full list of Victorian authorised workers who need to get vaccinated against COVID to remain on site

ABC  

About a million authorised workers across Victoria will need to have had at least one dose of a COVID vaccine by October 15 to keep working on site. The list includes any person who performs work that is essential for the continued operation of: an Authorised Provider; or authorised health services; or any interpreters, cultural or other support workers to …

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional

CNN  

CNN — Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all – the connections to colleagues she likes, the patients she cares for, not to mention the steady paycheck – for a simple belief. “We’re in every facet of health care so the influence of nurses and helping people to decide to receive …

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened

ABC  

A mobile COVID vaccine hub has been immunising people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne. "I was really sick for two days, and I thought 'let's be responsible and go and get immunised,'" she said. "Now that people are getting vaccinated, they feel a sense of relief," he said. "It's eased that fear because we had people who were refusing to come …

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients
3 years, 3 months ago

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients

NL Times  

The Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem wants only workers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in contact with vulnerable patients, NOS reported. I have much empathy for my people, but I am also worried that patients will avoid the hospital again”, hospital director Hans Schoo said. He called for the health ministry to institute a law that would make it possible …

Should vaccines be mandatory for healthcare workers?
3 years, 3 months ago

Should vaccines be mandatory for healthcare workers?

ABC  

Joanne was very, very cross with me. She said I had been rude and insulting to people like her, a healthcare worker who had "done extensive research", had decided the jab was "dangerous" and had chosen not to get it. The majority of healthcare workers in this country have done just that — but there is a rump of resistance …

COVID vaccination mandatory for all health care workers, WA government announces
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID vaccination mandatory for all health care workers, WA government announces

ABC  

All West Australian health care workers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year, under new mandatory rules designed to protect them and the wider community. Key points: Vaccinations will be mandatory for health workers from December Vaccinations will be mandatory for health workers from December WA is also bringing in tighter border rules …

Mad rush to vaccinate 60,000 aged care workers before they are stood down in THREE WEEKS
3 years, 3 months ago

Mad rush to vaccinate 60,000 aged care workers before they are stood down in THREE WEEKS

Daily Mail  

Vaccination of aged care workers across Australia needs to be completed in three weeks time as a deadline looms for the sector to avert a chronic staff shortage. With three weeks remaining until a September 17 vaccination deadline, more than 60,000 workers in residential aged care remained unvaccinated Pictured: Aged care staff leave a facility in Melbourne. Aged care workers …

Effective and ethical political leadership cannot avoid mandatory vaccination
3 years, 4 months ago

Effective and ethical political leadership cannot avoid mandatory vaccination

ABC  

There is an ethical and political failure of leadership on Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. Moreover, the sensitivity on the part of some political leaders to the worries and concerns of people who are hesitant or opposed to COVID-19 vaccinations would be more understandable if similar sensitivity was shown in response to the worries and concerns of, for instance, the unemployed, …

Few WA aged care workers vaccinated as deadline nears, country health rates also low
3 years, 4 months ago

Few WA aged care workers vaccinated as deadline nears, country health rates also low

ABC  

Less than a quarter of Western Australia's residential aged care workforce is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, sparking fears of staff shortages when inoculation becomes mandatory in mid-September. Key points: WA has the lowest vaccination rate among aged care workers Just 22 per cent are fully vaccinated Only about half of frontline workers in the regions are fully vaccinated Late last …

How firms are dealing with unvaccinated employees
3 years, 4 months ago

How firms are dealing with unvaccinated employees

Live Mint  

Swati Bhargava was recently on a call with a colleague trying to understand why the person had not got the covid-19 vaccine yet. While they can’t force people, Bhargava believes that at some point, when they do decide to return to the office completely, unvaccinated people won’t be allowed over safety concerns. At IPE Global, a social sector management consultancy, …

COVID vaccines 'strongly recommended' for disability workers, but advocates say they should be mandatory
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID vaccines 'strongly recommended' for disability workers, but advocates say they should be mandatory

ABC  

COVID-19 vaccinations are being strongly recommended for disability support workers, but National Cabinet has stopped short of making them mandatory. Key points: Scott Morrison says a corporate program to incentive vaccinations will be exended to disability support workers Scott Morrison says a corporate program to incentive vaccinations will be exended to disability support workers But the sector says it's "hugely …

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work
3 years, 5 months ago

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work

ABC  

The operator of a Sydney aged care home at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak says its "admirable" unvaccinated staff are still working there. Key points: There are five residents confirmed positive at the Baulkham Hills aged care centre 96 per cent of residents at the home are vaccinated The daughter of one man who tested positive is angry that …

Half of medical workers not yet vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Half of medical workers not yet vaccinated against Covid-19

NL Times  

At least half of the medical staff in hospitals has not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19, BNR reported after discussing the situation with many of the larger hospitals in the country. Despite as many as 90 percent of their employees willing to get a jab, vaccines are delivered in small quantities which has caused logistic issues for already-strained healthcare institutions. …

Air India Announces to Vaccinate All Employees By May End After Pilots Body Threatens Stir
3 years, 7 months ago

Air India Announces to Vaccinate All Employees By May End After Pilots Body Threatens Stir

News 18  

National carrier Air India on Tuesday said it will vaccinate all its employees against COVID-19 by the month-end as a pilots' body demanded inoculation of the flying crew on priority basis citing risk to their lives from the deadly infection. Indian Commercial Pilots Association, a union body that represents pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft, in a letter has threatened to …

Will vaccinate all employees by month-end, says Air India as pilots body threatens stir
3 years, 7 months ago

Will vaccinate all employees by month-end, says Air India as pilots body threatens stir

India TV News  

National carrier Air India on Tuesday said it will vaccinate all its employees against COVID-19 by the month-end as a pilots' body demanded inoculation of the flying crew on priority basis citing risk to their lives from the deadly infection. Indian Commercial Pilots Association, a union body that represents pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft, in a letter has threatened to …

Half of bosses won't let their unvaccinated staff return to offices, survey finds
3 years, 9 months ago

Half of bosses won't let their unvaccinated staff return to offices, survey finds

Daily Mail  

Half of business owners say they won’t allow their staff to return to offices if they haven’t had a Covid-19 vaccine. A survey of more than 300 bosses found that 51 per cent would allow only those who had been jabbed to visit company premises. Tycoon Charlie Mullins, who founded Pimlico Plumbers, has already said he will introduce a ‘no …

Covid UK: Companies insist employees vaccinated before contracts
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid UK: Companies insist employees vaccinated before contracts

Daily Mail  

Companies have begun drafting 'no jab, no job' contracts to force staff to get Covid-19 vaccinations - despite lawyers warning they likely to be challenged in court - while ministers push for a certificate scheme to reopen cinemas and clubs. Bosses in the care home sector as well as large international groups including an energy firm are making 'risky' arrangements …

Some Health Workers Say They're Not Refusing The Vaccine, They Just Need Some Time
3 years, 10 months ago

Some Health Workers Say They're Not Refusing The Vaccine, They Just Need Some Time

NPR  

Some Health Workers Say They're Not Refusing The Vaccine, They Just Need Some Time Enlarge this image toggle caption Aneri Pattani / Kaiser Health News Aneri Pattani / Kaiser Health News It had been months since Tremellia Hobbs had an excuse to bring out the pompoms. toggle caption Aneri Pattani / Kaiser Health News Hobbs' hesitancy has been echoed by …

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces after National Cabinet
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces after National Cabinet

ABC  

Residents and workers in aged care facilities will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination in order to remain living or working there, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Key points: Aged care residents and workers will not be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Health authorities say they expect a high uptake of vaccines among aged care residents and …

COVID-19 vaccine won't be mandatory in Australia, but some industries may demand workers get vaccinated
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine won't be mandatory in Australia, but some industries may demand workers get vaccinated

ABC  

While the Australian Government has said the coronavirus vaccine won't be mandatory, some industries may insist their workers get the jab, experts say. Key points: Experts say the aged care industry needs a consistent approach to a vaccination roll-out to protect vulnerable Australians Experts say the aged care industry needs a consistent approach to a vaccination roll-out to protect vulnerable …

Covid UK: NHS office staff are being given Covid vaccines BEFORE frontline doctors and nurses
4 years ago

Covid UK: NHS office staff are being given Covid vaccines BEFORE frontline doctors and nurses

Daily Mail  

NHS workers are 'frustrated' that admin staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine before frontline doctors and nurses and that hospitals and GP surgeries face delays to deliveries of the crucial jab. The British Medical Association and the Doctors Association UK called for equal access to the jab amid concerns that GPs in high-risk roles are are being turned away …

Covid vaccine: NHS England urged to act over ‘unequal’ roll out leaving vulnerable staff
4 years ago

Covid vaccine: NHS England urged to act over ‘unequal’ roll out leaving vulnerable staff

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The roll out of the coronavirus vaccine by NHS hospitals and …

Tens of thousands of NHS staff off sick because of Covid-19, data reveals
4 years, 1 month ago

Tens of thousands of NHS staff off sick because of Covid-19, data reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Across England, more than 76,200 NHS staff were absent from work on Friday – equivalent …

A third of caregivers will take coronavirus vaccine; Most against mandatory vaccination
4 years, 3 months ago

A third of caregivers will take coronavirus vaccine; Most against mandatory vaccination

NL Times  

Nurses and care workers said they do not want to be obliged to get vaccinated against the flu or the coronavirus just because of their profession. Research conducted by the NU’91 labor union showed that about 33 percent are ready to get vaccinated against coronavirus, should such a vaccine hit the market, and 35 percent plan to get a flu …

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