Coronavirus: NHS staff join anti-vax group | News
Hundreds of NHS and care home staff have formed a group opposed to vaccinations, wearing masks and testing in hospitals.
The group, NHS Workers for Choice, No Restrictions for Declining a Vaccine, has gained more than 250 Facebook members in a month. They include a GP, several accident and emergency nurses, healthcare assistants, lab workers, and private and public care home staff.
It says it is not an anti-vaccine group and exists to support healthcare workers, but The Times found posts saying that the Pfizer-BionTech coronavirus vaccine was a new frozen virus, similar to smallpox, to be “unleashed” on the world. They compared it to “poison”.
One member who works in a GP’s surgery, said that she would rather quit than help with a vaccination
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