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But it might just prevent them from becoming seriously ill and therefore enable them to return to the essential work they are doing somewhat quicker, surely? 

As far as I am concerned my view remains regarding vaccination. I can choose my environment; they working on our behalf; do not have that luxury. Don't trouble to advise further on my account.

But it would prevent them getting ill and thereby returning to work quicker, or even sadly dying and wasting all that valuable experience and training.

You cannot replace a trained medic or police officer overnight.

I am for those on the 'front line' or key workers being given life saving protection, including the vaccine, to enable them to do their jobs.

The stress alone of exposing oneself to a dangerous situation/illness/death must take it's toll. 

Sorry M - snap

 

I read this morning that the scientists are very concerned that a ‘jab and go' mentality may prevail with vaxed folk catching and spreading the virus if they breach the restrictions.

The scientists are keen to stress that getting the vax does not mean people can revert to pre covid ways.

As far as I'm aware the virus runs its course.  Whether the person becomes very ill or not they are most likely infectious and still have to stay off work until clear.  

We have had three examples in our family.  Two teens 'felt a bit grotty' and one 60 year old become quite ill but fully recovered, all took over three weeks before they tested negative.   

stay off work until clear....all took over three weeks before they tested negative

has something changed in the rules regarding positive tested positive LLM?

If you had a positive swab test that was sent to a lab (PCR test):

you do not need another test... (then self isolate…

However if a front line worker has been fully vaccinated (which is what you were relying to btw) while they are infectious they will not become ill and will return to work quicker.

I suspect, LLM, that you are just making an argument for the sake of it. But, just in case you are serious about this, maybe you could answer my question earlier - 

 Which public servants "in a lower tier group" are having an inoculation "ahead of the queue" at present?  (That was your claim wasn't it?) 

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Met commissioner 'baffled' why police not prioritised for vaccine
London's Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick says she is "baffled" why frontline officers are not being given higher priority for the Covid vaccine.

She tells LBC radio: "In many other countries, police officers and law enforcement colleagues are being prioritised and I want my officers to get the vaccination.

well my mother in law, who has been in hospital since before christmas, was covid-negative on entry, but has now been covid positive since approx Christmas day, and is still positive as of yesterday, but we were told by her doctor/occupational health who want to move her to a community hospital, that she would not have be contagious after 5/10 days. I should say that she is now asymptomatic.

This sorts of fits in with current policy e.g.

you get a test prove positive

isolate for 10 days

without another test, provided you are well, you can go about your daily life, no need for test to prove you are negative.

But to give you an idea of how important i think it is for all front line personnel to be vaccinated, my BIL who runs his own window cleaning business tested positive 27th Dec, is still positive, but also now has sepsis which we have been told is a possible consequence of covid-19.

They sent him home because they needed his bed, and as they can do nothing for him now except feed him antibiotics and steroids, he is improving but has been told that the scarring on his lungs may never heal.

So for me, no argument, vaccinate all front line staff, including teachers, and i have a vested interest in teachers, 1 daughter currently teaching, in school, key workers children, and she has already had covid-19 along with her partner and child, as has my other daughter who is a front line nurse and her husband and children.

As a family we have escaped relatively unscathed apart from BIL, others may not be so lucky,  GET THEM VACCINATED.