Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for frontline care home staff soon to become law

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British Journal of Healthcare AssistantsVol. 15, No. 6 Health MattersMandatory COVID-19 vaccination for frontline care home staff soon to become lawAlan GlasperAlan GlasperEmeritus Professor of Nursing, University of SouthamptonSearch for more papers by this authorAlan GlasperPublished Online:11 Jul 2021https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2021.15.6.296AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Albert A. Care homes fear mandatory vaccination will lead to exodus of workers. 26 April 2021. https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1647914/Fears-grow-mandatory-staff-vaccination-could-make-care-home-workers-unemployable (accessed 23 June 2021) Google ScholarAllegretti A. 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