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<p>Public Health England advice is that we should aim for the highest possible level
of vaccination coverage, and higher coverage will help limit outbreaks. Even with
a fully vaccinated population, however, smaller outbreaks could occur, because the
vaccine does not offer complete protection. The risk of outbreaks is also influenced
by other factors including the local demographics, previous exposure, and community
prevalence.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS strongly encourages all staff and prisoners to have
the COVID-19 vaccine. We ask employees to let us know when they have had each dose
of the COVID-19 vaccine by recording their vaccine status on our HR system. As the
disclosure of their vaccine status is entirely voluntary, it means the self-declaration
rates <del class="ministerial">presented below</del> will be lower than the actual
number of staff who have been vaccinated.</p>
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