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Why it is important to get a COVID-19 vaccination

If you are a frontline worker in health and social care, you are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at work. Health and social care workers with direct patient and client contact are at much higher risk of repeated exposure to the infection. COVID-19 can cause severe disease and may lead to long-term complications or death. These are more common in older individuals or those with underlying clinical risk conditions. You can have COVID-19 without any symptoms and pass it on to family, friends, patients and residents, many of whom may be at increased risk from coronavirus. Being healthy does not reduce your risk of catching COVID-19 or passing it on. With high rates of COVID-19, it is important to protect staff against coronavirus, avoid pressure on the NHS and safeguard health and social care services.