The UK\u2019s vaccination programme is leading the world effort in the fight against Coronavirus, with the Government already vaccinating over 20 million people in the top four priority groups.<\/p>\n
Currently anyone over 50 can be vaccinated, but many key-workers around Sheffield are angry about them not being prioritised more highly.<\/p>\n
Julie Ramsden, 50, who works for a special school in Sheffield said: \u201cWe feel safe at the moment due to less pupils, but that will change, it is very scary for us all\u201d.<\/p>\n
Teachers in all settings are calling for more protection, this comes after the Government was criticised earlier in the pandemic for not giving teachers sufficient PPE.<\/p>\n
Ms Ramsden said: \u201cThe children are autistic so find it hard to wear masks, one member of staff has been vaccinated at present time and I see people who are 10 and 20 years younger than some of us being vaccinated, some without underlying health conditions\u201d.<\/p>\n
Workers in other settings are also calling for greater protection against the disease and supermarket workers have worked with the public throughout the Pandemic.<\/p>\n
Jordan Leanne, 27, who works in Aldi said: \u201cMany of us have contracted the virus, faced abuse from the public and worked tirelessly with zero concern about our health and safety\u201d.<\/p>\n
A petition online calling for retail workers to be prioritised for a vaccine is close to 50,000 signatures.<\/p>\n
Ms Leanne said: \u201cWe’ve had around 16 positive cases in a team of 40 staff, it’s simply not good enough to expect us to wait, I think all key workers regardless of age or job title should be prioritised for vaccination\u201d.<\/p>\n
Key-workers that have not already had the vaccine are due to have it when all people over 50 have been offered and received their first dose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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