Compulsory Covid-19 vaccination for UK nursing home employees approved Congressman – Although they did not see key documents detailing the impact of the policy.
Starting in the fall, anyone working in a nursing home registered with the England Care Quality Council must receive two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, unless a medical exemption is granted under the rule approved by the House of Commons by 319 votes to 246 (73 votes majority).
But the prime minister Boris Johnson As Conservative MPs line up to criticize government The policy impact assessment was not announced before the vote.
Thirty Conservatives rebelled against these regulations, and two others acted as cashiers for the opponents to vote.
Health Minister Helen Whately told MPs that “impact assessments are underway”, which aroused the anger of MPs.
Conservative Party Member William Rager (Hazel Grove) said he was “desperate” and added: “You might be able to put a picture of Munch’s “The Scream” next to me, and let me feel how I handle government affairs in this house .
“The government completely despises this House. It is a shame to spend 90 minutes on a statutory instrument that fundamentally changes the balance of human rights in this country.
“The fact that there is no impact assessment, I think it does not exist-if it turns out to be the case, then I worry that the Minister will be in a tricky position if she thinks it exists and it does not-it is a shame.”
Mr. Lager then raised a case of a caregiver who was worried about losing his job due to the policy. He asked: “As a Conservative government, are we going to do anything to our compatriots?
“This is absolutely crazy. In a communist country, you would expect this.”
Former Conservative Party Minister Mark Harper, chairman of the blockade skeptic Covid Recovery Group, said earlier: “If there is uncertainty, please share the uncertainty with the House of Representatives.
“It’s not enough to expect us to vote on difficult, controversial and complicated things, instead of sharing the information she has with the minister. It’s not enough, it’s an abuse. It’s not good enough.”
Labor’s Rachael Maskell (York Center) added: “We have to make a decision on the risk balance in the House of Representatives tonight, so we don’t have data because the impact assessment has not yet come out.”
Mr Graham Brady The chairman of the Conservative Party 1922 Committee said: “I hope the minister can accept it after reflection. It is completely wrong to propose these measures without providing an impact assessment to the House of Representatives in advance.”
He asked the minister to make these suggestions later, adding: “This is a very significant innovation. The legal requirement for medical interventions that may be against people’s wishes is a significant change in our law.”
The former chairman of the Program Committee, the Conservative Party Sir Charles Walker, stated that the explanatory memorandum of the regulations stated that “a comprehensive impact assessment is ready” and will be submitted.
He added: “Can I ask Mr. Speaker and the Secretary of the House of Representatives to investigate this memo to determine whether the House of Representatives has been misled by the government and whether the minister’s behavior at the mailbox this afternoon was good enough?”
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans (Nigel Evans) said that this is a “completely unsatisfactory” situation and he will raise this issue with the Speaker.
For the Labour Party, Shadow Health Minister Dr. Rosena Alin-Khan said: “It is inhumane to force caregivers to choose between being unemployed or getting the vaccine they fear.”
Dr. Allin-Khan urged the government to take more steps to promote the benefits of vaccines and resolve misinformation.
Summarizing that these proposals will take effect 16 weeks after their submission, Ms. Whitley said: “We recognize that some people think that workers should have the freedom to choose vaccinations, while others (think) that this is the most effective way to protect people. Risks… Vaccination is a safe and effective way to prevent the spread of Covid.
“Most nursing home staff have been vaccinated, and all nursing home staff who can be vaccinated must be vaccinated to protect the people they care for.”
