Bottles of Pfizer-Bioentech, Modena, and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are lined up in a hospital in Malmö, Sweden. AFP Yonhap News
Vaccines that are vaccinated to prevent novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) cause side effects such as high fever and muscle pain. According to experts, this proves that immunity against Corona 19 is rapidly formed, but among the medical staff who received the vaccination in Korea, they suffer from high fever and pain that cannot be seen at work.
Accordingly, there have been criticisms that the’vaccine leave’ should be stipulated in the medical field, and the government has also been reviewed. The general public who will be vaccinated may also suffer from similar symptoms. The KCTU’s health and medical unions and the Public Transportation Social Service Union’s Medical Solidarity Headquarters said that those who have completed vaccinations, including workers in medical institutions, should be guaranteed a minimum of paid sick leave.
“There is also a hospital that asked me to write annually to watch the government’s actions.”
On the morning of the 13th, medical staff are collecting samples from citizens at the Corona 19 Temporary Screening Clinic in Seoul Station Plaza in Bongnae-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. News 1
Lee Hyang-chun, head of the Public Transport Union’s Medical Solidarity Headquarters, who appeared on MBC radio’Kim Jong-bae’s attention’ on the 15th, said that the response of medical institutions to’protection after vaccination’ was varied.
“In the case of high fever and muscle pain, there are cases where it is admitted that if you receive medical treatment and attach a medical certificate, there are cases where the job is not restricted by the employee showing symptoms after getting the vaccine. There are cases,” he explained, “it was the reason to watch the government response.” It means that people who suffer from side effects of vaccination write an annual leave where they need to spend sick leave, raising the’government policy’.
Even in hospitals and nursing facilities, there are cases where there is no replacement manpower, so even though the fever and chills are severe, they are forced to work. Director Lee said, “Even if you suffer from a high fever and headache of 39 degrees or higher, you have no choice but to work.” did.
Director Lee said, “There are cases where sick leave was received at the request of the labor union after being vaccinated, but there are many workplaces that could not respond because there was no labor union,” he said, adding that a government-level policy is necessary. The government also announced on the 11th that it would consider a plan to grant leave for vaccinations in response to this demand.
“The more vulnerable workers, the more’paid vaccine leave’ needs to be guaranteed”
On the 15th, at the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccination center prepared at the Bomnae Gymnasium in Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, local elderly care facilities and nursing hospital workers are waiting to get the vaccine. Chuncheon = Yonhap News
In the future, the general public who will be vaccinated is expected to experience symptoms that current medical staff suffer after vaccination, which is expected to cause considerable confusion. For this reason, experts recommend’guidelines to rest when sick’ and’deliver accurate information about symptoms after vaccination’.
Hyang-chun Lee, head of the Medical Solidarity Headquarters, said, “It is necessary to institutionalize a vacation for about a day or two.” He also said, “What is the exact intensity of side effects after vaccination, how to control symptoms after vaccination, and how long it will be resolved by resting at home,” he said.
In a statement on the 12th, the health care union said, “We need a support plan to guarantee paid leave when symptoms such as high fever and headache develop for the vulnerable and specially employed workers who cannot take a break even if they are sick.” They said, “If there is no proper government measures and communication for all national vaccinations, there is a great concern that problems will arise not only in the confusion in the field of medical institutions, but also in the national corona19 response medical system.
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