One of the UK’s largest care home operators has instituted a no jab, no job policy for new staff amid ongoing concern about vaccine take-up among care workers. Barchester said it expects all staff to have the vaccine by 23 April with the only exemptions on medical grounds, including pregnancy. “We are very aware of concerns around possible discrimination which is in no way our intention,” a spokesperson said. She added that with over 100,000 care staff vacancies, stopping current or potential staff from working was counter-productive. Marian Knight, professor of maternal and child population health at Oxford, said concerns over planned or current pregnancy were worrying.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2021 06:00 UTC