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If they are vaccinated they are twice as likely to test positive and be off work, the current situation is due to staff shortages not bed shortages.
But, as the notes say, it's not comparing apples with apples.
This is likely to be due to a variety of reasons, including differences in the population of vaccinated and unvaccinated people as well as differences in testing patterns.
A significant percentage of the cases will come from the NHS staff itself where avoiding Covid infections is nigh on impossible, and the vast majority of NHS staff are going to be in the vaccinated column.
It’s not though is it? They are absent due to a rule.
Hospitalisation and or death rate is a better metric.