Covid: Abuse of Isle of Man vaccination hub staff 'not tolerated'

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Those who abuse hub staff will be refused a jab and reported to police, the health minister says.

The abuse of staff at Covid-19 vaccination hubs on the Isle of Man "will not be tolerated", the health minister has said.

He said anyone being aggressive towards staff would be refused vaccination and reported to the police.Almost 42,000 of the island's 74,000 adults have now received at least one vaccine dose, with more than 15,000 having received two doses.Mr Ashford said he had been made aware of a "disappointing" incident where a person refused to wear a face mask and became aggressive when asked to do so by vaccination hub staff.

He added that staff were working "exceptionally hard" on the vaccine roll-out and deserved to be shown respect.

 

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