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<p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has identified that
frontline health and social care workers should be in prioritised for vaccination
in phase one of the programme, as these staff are at high risk of acquiring COVID-19
infection and transmitting that infection to multiple persons who are particularly
vulnerable to COVID-19 as well as to other staff in a healthcare environment. The
JCVI, based on a review of current data, concluded that the first dose of vaccine
provides substantial protection within two to three weeks of vaccination from severe
COVID-19 disease. Whilst the second dose is important to sustain the protection and
extend its duration, most of the initial protection from clinical disease is after
the first dose of the vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service has offered
vaccination to everybody in cohorts one to nine, including health and social care
workers and will be delivering all second doses within 12 weeks. As of 4 April 2021,
over half of NHS trust healthcare workers in the NHS Electronic Staff Record have
now received the second dose of their vaccine. The data can be found at the following
link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/</a></p>
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