I truly don't understand why people are willing to jeopardise their careers over something so small as a vaccine.
I hate to say it, but I honestly think some of it's about stubborness. I think it's often a case of digging heels in and wanting to save face because they'd see it as having 'lost' if they take it now.
That said, I suppose maybe some aren't that committed to a particular career and were maybe considering changing anyway so this kind of helps them on their way.
This is taken from the website of NHS100k - and should give you an insight into what they are doing it all for...
Who we are.
NHS100k.com brings together NHS, Care, and social work colleagues - including the more than 111,000 NHS staff who have exercised their basic human right of informed consent regarding a medical intervention, and have decided not yet to receive a vaccination against Covid-19
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The right to give (or decline to give) informed consent for a medical intervention is a fundamental human right. The principle of consent is an important part of medical ethics and international human rights law, and many of us as frontline clinicians afford our patients this basic right on a daily basis. This freedom should be extended to everybody, including NHS/Care/social work staff. It is important to remember that the Covid-19 jab does not prevent transmission
[Source].
Whilst the reasons for an individuals' personal medical decision are irrelevant, some reasons include medical issues (such as anaphylaxis) or religious/ethical concerns.
Under international human rights laws, each individual has a right to give informed consent to any medical intervention, including vaccination.
NHS100k also unites colleagues across the NHS and wider care sectors to stand together in favour of bodily autonomy and freedom of choice. We stand against the mandate of any health intervention, including vaccination - instead favouring the individual to give informed consent for their own care. NHS100k.com consist of NHS staff (including non-clinical and non-frontline colleagues) and also extends across other services such as care workers and so on.
Each individual is responsible for their own care. It is important that individuals are allowed to give informed consent - free from any coercion. This basic human right is protected by international law.
Defining consent
For consent to be valid, it must be
voluntary and
informed, and the person consenting must have the
capacity to make the decision.
The meaning of these terms are:
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voluntary:
the decision to either consent or not to consent to treatment must be made by the person, and must not be influenced by pressure from medical staff, friends or family
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informed:
the person must be given all of the information about what the treatment involves, including the benefits and risks, whether there are reasonable alternative treatments, and what will happen if treatment does not go ahead
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capacity:
the person must be capable of giving consent, which means they understand the information given to them and can use it to make an informed decision If an adult has the capacity to make a voluntary and informed decision to consent to or refuse a particular treatment, their decision must be respected. This is still the case even if refusing treatment would result in their death, or the death of their unborn child.
Courtesy of NHS.uk -
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/consent-to-treatment/
Government coercion
Given the definition above, it is clear to see that the government are removing your right to give informed consent to a medical intervention - instead intimidating and coercing you into receiving the jab. And on what basis? It is well documented that the Covid-19 Vaccine
does not prevent transmission.
[Source.]
Once you allow a government to mandate a medical intervention, you set a very dangerous precedent that is hard to come back from. If the government can coerce you into receiving a vaccination that
does not prevent transmission and
does not prevent infection, what else can they mandate?
We
MUST stand up and be counted - the government do not have a right to remove your fundamental human right to give informed consent to a medical procedure