NHS staff receive threatening phone calls from members of the public after vaccinating Chesterfield players, according to reports.
It’s understood that three players and three members of staff at the National League club received vaccinations at short notice last week at the Stubley Medical Centre based in Dronfield, who have already vaccinated over 12,000 patients.
The vaccine is currently being rolled out only to the most vulnerable, now the NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have now opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this.
The CCG said in a statement released to the PA news agency: “It is unacceptable to jump the queue ahead of people most at risk of Covid-19 and the NHS guidance is clear that local vaccination services must manage their appointment lists to ensure all appointments are filled and they have a back-up list of high-risk people in Joint Committee on Vaccination and Drug Immunisation priority groups 1-4 (those aged 70 and over or who are clinically extremely vulnerable) who can receive the vaccine at short notice.”
Top of that “standby” list are health professionals and care workers but Chesterfield is “on the bottom of that list” for vaccines that would be chucked away.
The club say that some of the six were at one point classed as vulnerable and that they were told by the surgery that they tried everything else they can, leaving them no choice but to have the vaccine which would have been wasted if they had not had the jabs.
It is understood the call to the club was made after discussions were in place over offering their stadium facilities as a vaccination centre. The club have been told their staff could be put on a ‘standby list’ for a call if the surgery was unable to find anyone else willing to take up the appointments at short notice.
A statement from the National League club read: “A small number of Chesterfield players and staff – most of whom are classed as vulnerable people – have received the Covid-19 vaccine.
“In line with the NHS’ directive – that doctors and staff have the discretion to ensure that they can make full use of any unused vaccines, rather than have any go to waste – the people concerned were called at very short notice to receive the vaccine.
“They were only contacted after the surgery had exhausted all other viable options. Those involved were keen that these vaccines were not wasted, which would have been the case had they not received them.
“We continue to support the NHS’s brilliant work and have provided Covid-19 testing facilities at our stadium throughout the pandemic, so vital care can be administered.”
Fans reacted after seeing that NHS staff receive threatening phone calls from members of the public after vaccinating Chesterfield players…
Threatening calls to a vaccination centre. pic.twitter.com/IaGfNu0eg9
— Kieren Rees (@kieren_rees) February 4, 2021
@lillieoneill: We live in a truly fucked up world where vaccination of people is something to send death threats about
@Scott_bergen: Why are they vaxing footballers when there’s more vulnerable people age wise that haven’t had it?
@WednesdayOwen: Some people are fucked in the brain
@jamesroby: What the actual f u c k is wrong with people
@RoryHaczewski: Nice to know there’s still a few people in the country who are just complete and utter arseholes.
@ScottGoodall86: Vaccinating people with underlying health conditions. What the FUCK is wrong with people from town? Thick as mince!!!
@willl_power: I hate this country!! Absolute scum just allowed to do this kind of shit all the time
@StevenIHughes: What on earth is wrong with some people?
@r1less: Truth is, you can walk in your local vaccination hubs at the end of the day (before they close) and ask if they have any vaccines left and they’ll give it to you if there is. I don’t see what the issue is
@Matty_Ox10: Quicker everyone is vaccinated the better why would you complain about this?
@RyMarples: It doesn’t matter if you think it’s right or wrong to vaccinate footballers before the elderly/vulnerable. You DO NOT abuse the NHS staff for it! Some people need to get a grip.
@allyftd: Don’t even know where to start with that? What?!
@ArronSmith66: Empty heads!
@Sheldwardo34: Best to use up vaccines rather than letting em go unused don’t know what the outrage is
@JoeBryant0: Only Brits would complain about people being vaccinated smh
@conorloftus: The state of some people
@hollye83: What a mess this kind of thing is going to be
@rickyharts: There are some truly horrible people out there…
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