[quote PatriciaHolm]Another issue for maximum rollout is going to be trained staff to administer (and make sure people are asked the right questions about allergies etc, and monitored for a short time after administration). I know the NHS has made a plea for as many people with relevant experience as possible to come forward - I wonder how that's going?
www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/19/nhs-assembles-army-of-staff-for-mass-coronavirus-vaccinations[/quote]
Anecdotally, very very well. Plenty of my colleagues have volunteered, and there are reports of the team involved working huge hours to get everyone organised and coordinated.
Bluntly, NHS clinicians are even more keen for this to be over than everyone else. We're dealing with all the same restrictions on daily joy as everyone else, our work-life balance and normal working practices have been turned upside down, we're sweating for long shifts in unwieldy PPE, we're seeing the ill up close and know we're at risk of joining them.
I don't anticipate shortage of volunteers being an issue. And, bluntly, it's not exactly difficult to teach an already trained clinician the right questions to ask or how to give the jab.
Right now, the bottle neck is vaccine supply. Once Oxford is approved then I would expect vaccination rates to sky-rocket.