Italy insist on all medical staff must be vaccinated.

Yes. (Where I worked) All nurses, doctors and associated health care professionals had to have a range of vaccinations in order to get a contract. Just add this one on. No drama.

Agree Sodapop we are in an exceptional situation.

I agree B9 I think its early days yet and as time goes on there will be better treatments,vaccines etc. I'm not generally a fan of government mandates but at the moment we have to do what we can. My daughter is a community nurse and had her vaccination a good while ago.

Yes. I think they should. Would you like someone you loved looking after someone who didn’t believe in vaccination.

Unless there is a very good reason e.g pregnancy I think all healthcare workers should have the jab, a carer who looks after my stepmother aged 89 and her daughter who works in a care home have both refused, it makes me worried and angry.

If you choose to work in a role caring for sick or vulnerable people you will have to have a hepatitis B jab. No jab, no job, your choice. I can't see any difference with the covid jab. Not mandatory for anyone else, but in those roles, yes.

I don’t think people should be forced to get vaccinated, I just wish people would understand the need to be vaccinated.

It’s related to all front line healthcare staff, not just doctors. If anybody’s interested, here’s a good article explaining the situation in Italy.
www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/world/europe/italy-covid-vaccines-health-workers.html
The not vaccinated rate is very similar to healthcare staff in the UK. I’m sure we are already seeing similar scenarios in the UK, and I do think all frontline NHS staff should be vaccinated or move to a non patient facing role unless they have an overriding medical reason which precludes vaccination.

When you are ill you need to be protected. I wouldn’t have any issues with vaccination being made essential for staff in hospitals.

Are medical staff routinely tested now? I thought that it was weekly but I can’t find any evidence of this. Anyone know?

Another no here. That’s not the way to solve the problem. Re reduction in transmission, I haven’t seen any figures recently but the last ones I saw said the reduction was about 70%

More research is needed before we go down the mandatory route

Don't think so, but certainly should be regularly tested.

I'm not sure what the current evidence is that vaccinations stop you spreading Covid. I remember reading somewhere that it may reduce transmission, I think. Anyone know??

Makes sense. I read that medical staff who refuse will be transferred to duties not likely to spread infection.

No.