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COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a
Public Health England (PHE) include mortuary staff as frontline healthcare staff
Recommendations by staff groups
The objective of occupational immunisation of health and social care staff is to protect workers at high risk of exposure who provide care to vulnerable individuals.
Although there is yet no evidence on whether vaccination leads to a reduction in transmission, a small effect may have major additional benefit for staff who could expose multiple vulnerable patients and other staff members
Full document (page 11 notes "mortuary staff" as frontline healthcare staff)