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🗓️ 14 January 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
0:05.2 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
0:11.3 | Good morning. From April 1st, any NHS staff who haven't been fully vaccinated will face |
0:17.8 | being deployed or will be sacked, harsh or fair. |
0:22.5 | While there's one maternity unit in the UK where 40 midwives have apparently not been |
0:27.7 | vaccinated, we've managed to track down the unit and have an interview with one of the |
0:32.6 | midwives that will be coming up shortly. |
0:34.8 | But I want to hear from you this morning, especially if you're pregnant. |
0:38.9 | The message for all pregnant women is vaccination is crucial if you want to protect yourself |
0:43.8 | and your baby from possible complications. |
0:46.6 | Well, how would you feel knowing that your midwife hasn't been vaccinated? |
0:51.9 | Would you request someone who has been? |
0:54.7 | What if you don't have the option? |
0:56.3 | What if the choice was between an unvaccinated midwife and none at all because they've all |
1:00.8 | been sacked? |
1:01.8 | Well, Woman's Hour wouldn't be Woman's Hour if we didn't hear from you, so please get |
1:05.4 | in touch. |
1:06.4 | I'll also be talking to a virologist about the science of the vaccine and pregnancy. |
1:11.1 | So please feel free to send your questions and thoughts. |
1:14.6 | You can text, as always, the number is 84844. |
1:17.6 | Text will be charged at your standard message rate, so do check with your network provider |
1:21.9 | for extra exact costs. |
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