While some early years practitioners managed to book and receive the vaccination this weekend after hearing that the health and social care list of workers had been updated to include them - which is now believed to be incorrect - others were refused an appointment or turned away from clinics.
Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch, says that reports that early years practitioners are eligible for the vaccine are false.
‘Unfortunately, when self-referral opened to social care workers, many practitioners were incorrectly told they could book, even through official channels such as the 119 helpline or their local council,’ he said.
‘Still more confusing for staff in the sector was that different policies were adopted by local vaccination centres, some of which honoured pre-booked appointments, while others initially administered jabs before later reversing this decision.’
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