Covid-19 Vaccination of Staff and Service Users in Care Homes Policy

Policy Statement

To fully protect staff and service users in this home from the risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic, this home will comply fully with the Covid-19 vaccination programme for the UK.

The home understands that three vaccines have been licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use in the UK:

• a vaccine developed by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech in the USA/Germany

• a vaccine developed jointly by Oxford University and AstraZeneca in the UK

• a vaccine developed by Moderna in the USA.