roles such as receptionists and porters will need to have had at least two covid vaccines by the start of april unless they are medically exempt. more than 90% of health care workers are double jabbed, but 70,000 to 80,000 are still thought to be unvaccinated. there are a small number of people... some want to delay the deadline, warning the health service can�*t afford to lose more people. the risks are very significant for the functioning of the nhs. we are already short of staff in all parts of the nhs. if we lose these staff, it will impact on the quality of care that we're able to provide for patients, the access, and it will put extra pressure on those staff who are remaining. staff have less than a fortnight to get theirfirstjab in order to be fully vaccinated by the deadline. health chiefs say mandating vaccines is the right thing to do to protect patients and are encouraging more staff to get their first, second and third jabs. it�*s so important as health care professionals that we are protected. but if you are not yet,