I took my young daughter to be vaccinated recently. She is amongst some of the first to be eligible for Covid vaccination due to disabilities and vulnerabilities to infection. The staff were very pleasant and kind with my daughter but what I can't understand is why none of them were wearing masks and we were in a room with next to zero ventilation when Covid has been found to spread through airborne transmission. I know staff were probably following the current hospital guidance but our public health guidance advises taking extra precautions around those most vulnerable ie. in that clinic, the majority of people.
I cannot understand how, to protect my daughter from the effects of Covid, I had to put her at risk of being in close contact with unmasked staff to access the very vaccine required to protect her. Although she wears a respirator mask which affords her some protection, two-way masking has been found to be more effective. Opening a window and running a HEPA filter as well would add layers of mitigations and more protection. If staff are not routinely testing (as I understand they are no longer required to) the very least that could be done is apply mitigations for the sake of vulnerable patients and, in fact, the staff themselves.
"Vaccination clinic for CEV patients"
About: The Ulster Hospital / Vaccination Centre The Ulster Hospital Vaccination Centre BT16 1RH
Posted by Mum to a vulnerable child (as ),
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