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Union Welcomes Confirmation Front Line Health Workers Prioritised For Vaccine

Wednesday, 9 December 2020 06:51

By Gareth Farrell

The country's largest public sector trade union has welcomed the news that key workers will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccines.

The list was published yesterday, with frontline healthcare workers and people over the age of 70 to be among the first groups to receive the jab.
Forsa says it will press for some other state employees in essential jobs to be classified as key workers, such as border agents.
The Union's Head of Education Andy Pike is due to meet with government officials later today:

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