Writing in The Telegraph today, former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that covid jabs should be mandated for NHS workers in time for Winter. Hancock wrote:
Obviously, vaccination matters most for the oldest, and for those who care for the most vulnerable, too. After all, getting the vaccine isn’t just to protect you, but to protect those around you who you might otherwise infect.
So, it is vital for people who work in caring roles – in social care and the NHS – to get vaccinated. Our NHS staff have been the heartbeat of the nation throughout the pandemic. Their hard work, care and sacrifice have been truly inspirational. It is telling that roughly nine in 10 NHS staff have been double-vaccinated. That’s wonderful.
But nine in 10 is not enough. For those who work in caring roles, protection of patients is a moral duty. Given the proven safety and effectiveness of vaccines in saving lives, vaccination is a moral duty, too.
Having looked at all the evidence, I am convinced that we must require vaccination for everyone who works not just in social care, but the NHS, too – and get it in place as fast as possible.
The Lancet published a study last week revealing that people who had been double-jabbed and then contracted covid-19, had a similar viral load as someone who hadn’t been jabbed. According to the esteemed medical Journal:
Vaccination reduces the risk of delta variant infection and accelerates viral clearance. Nonetheless, fully vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections have peak viral load similar to unvaccinated cases and can efficiently transmit infection in household settings, including to fully vaccinated contacts. Host–virus interactions early in infection may shape the entire viral trajectory.
Surely The Telegraph and the former Health Secretary are aware of this?
The jabs prevent neither infection nor transmission. It is claimed that having a jab won’t stop you coming down with covid, but MIGHT mean your symptoms are less severe.
It is nonsense, all of it. Matt Hancock is calling for the immediate mandating of an unnecessary and potentially deadly medicine on NHS workers. Hancock would fire those who refuse to take it. Hancock is a dangerous man. He belongs in prison.
