A 50 yr old staff member on #SIREN contacted me today. COVID antibodies went from -ve to +ve over course of a month. 2 week swab tests -ve. She lives with her elderly parents. No symptoms.All well.All vaccinated.The grim reaper visited this house & left unrewarded.Get vaccinated.
The vaccine produces different antibodies to those that are detected with current serological assays. Vaccine will NOT affect your antibody status serologically. So many HCWs have contacted me worried about this. @SMHopkins could we get some specific #SIREN comms to reassure?
I will be undertaking Fit testing today and tomorrow. Staff that are working in areas that requires Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) please ensure you are fit tested. It's a 2 part test which takes 30 minutes depending on waiting times.@SarahHa88622902@NM_IPCteam @NorthMidNHS
Introducing our newest addition to our @NorthMidNHS rapid PCR COVID testing portfolio @biocartis.Testing all admissions rapidly to ensure safe patient placement & flow through ED.. when you have 80 plus admissions/ day.. that’s a lot! @JustinDaniels15@highlight18@Dhruv_Rastogi
Weirdly felt a bit emotional post jab at having this opportunity. Then got on with the 15 minute post dose obs helping our excellent micro pharmacist set up trays for the next lot. @semraali12@NM_Pharmacy
Much excitement (hidden behind the mask) at the arrival of the NMUH vaccination station. @NM_Pharmacy doing the checks to support the nurses at the sharp end!
Recruiting to #SIREN @PHE_uk @NorthMidNHS We need healthcare staff volunteers- to follow your COVID -19 antibody status overtime! Details on intranet. Join us, make history in one of the largest NHS trials of all time!! @jsaldiray1 @SMHopkins
The @NorthMidNHS experience. Marked socioeconomic and demographic inequalities: COVID-19 affected the poorest, youngest and most ethnically diverse communities surrounding our hospital @DrElizaGil @achimschwenk https://t.co/iQDJZCg8cD