Minister of Justice Maris Lauri (Reform) has appointed Rait Kuuse as the new deputy chancellor of prisons. Kuuse will start at the position from the new year, when his predecessor Priit Kama's term ends.
Care homes can dismiss unvaccinated workers, but replacements hard to find
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Tallinn Ambulance Service will make vaccination for its staff mandatory and those who do not agree to have the coronavirus vaccine may have their contracts terminated. At least one care home is taking the same step.
Raul Adlas, head of Tallinn Ambulance Service, said being vaccinated is included in the qualification requirements for the position after a risk analysis was carried out. He said staff members only using personal protective equipment is not enough to keep patients safe. Our people find themselves in different situations, they work around the clock, they work with very different patients who can sometimes be very restless, Adlas told ETV s evening news program Aktuaalne kaamera (AK) on Thursday.