Government guidelines state that social care workers should receive vaccines as part of phase two of the roll-out which includes frontline staff.
However, those working with children, including in children’s homes, are not guaranteed a vaccine.
Official guidance directs local authorities to “identify providers of social care services and the number of eligible frontline social care workers they employ” and “establish a coordinator to work with providers and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services”.
It does not specify the eligibility of children’s home staff who are not employed by a local authority.
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