Members will be aware that the Federation, along with the ICCM and other members of the DMAG, has been lobbying government to include members of the cemetery and crematorium sectors in the priority group for the vaccination, those defined as ‘funeral Operatives’.
However, it does state that ‘There is a heightened risk of exposure to COVID-19 when hosting funeral ceremonies due to the legal exemption to break self-isolation to attend a funeral of a close family member.’ As this clearly applies to those involved in the operation of cemetery and crematorium chapels, members may wish to use the revised definition if you are approaching the LRF’s, Clinical Commissioning Group or NHS seeking to obtain the vaccination.
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