have been vital in protecting people who are older or disabled from covid. in care homes where vaccinations became compulsory last november, about 95% of staff are double—jabbed. in home care, it's about 80%. hi, helen, it'sjust sophie calling from the office, are you 0k? but if mandatoryjabs had gone ahead for home care staff this april, the company where gail works feared it could lose up to 20% of its liverpool staff. i'll send over the links for the government websites and stuff for more information. and already they don't have enough people to meet the demand for care. we are seeing waiting lists treble in some of our areas, so there's many people in hospital, there's many people at home waiting for care that simply we, and i imagine other carers, just can't provide. care leaders say it's better to persuade staff to be vaccinated, and in care homes the last months have been chaotic. organisations have lost very valued staff, people who receive care and support have lost those people