The government is set to announce mandatory vaccines for frontline NHS workers from April. It’s understood that compulsory vaccines will be announced shortly for frontline healthcare staff in England, the Guardian reported.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said last week he was “leaning towards” making the jabs compulsory for staff in England, with around 100,000 NHS workers not fully vaccinated.
It’s reported that the Department of Health and Social Care could announce mandatory jabs for frontline NHS workers as soon as Thursday.
Mr Javid has appeared to heed warnings from health leaders to postpone the move until next year as the NHS faces a difficult winter.
Professor Van-Tam said the pandemic was “not quite over”, stating that there were few months to run before a “calmer set of waters” was reached around spring.
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he had “no plans whatsoever” to close schools again during the pandemic. He pledged to keep schools open, insisting that testing pupils for Covid-19 and vaccinating eligible children would help keep them in class.
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