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Covid-19 vaccine: Prioritise staff working with vulnerable children, say sector leaders

Sector leaders have called for staff working in close contact with children, including those in nurseries and children’s homes, to be among the first to be offered the coronavirus vaccine.
Children's home staff and nursery workers should be prioritised for the vaccine, sector leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock
Children's home staff and nursery workers should be prioritised for the vaccine, sector leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock

Following the introduction of the new England-wide lockdown this week amid a surge in Covid-19 infection rates, millions of people were told to stay and work at home. But for many practitioners working with vulnerable children and families that is not possible, and face-to-face services continue. 

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson announced on Monday that early years settings would stay open during the lockdown despite the closure of schools to most pupils.

However, CYP Now understands that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is still in talks with the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education over which sectors will be eligible for occupational vaccination in the next phase of vaccine rollout.

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