Piers Morgan has once again blasted people refusing to take the Covid vaccine, saying anyone working in care settings should be forced to take it.
In an outburst on today’s Good Morning Britain, the host branded care workers and NHS staff who are sceptical of the vaccine as ‘selfish’.
The presenter has often been outspoken about ‘anti-vaxxers’ in the past, and is an ardent supporter of consequences for those refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine when they are offered it.
In this morning’s edition of GMB, Piers was discussing the issue of compulsory vaccinations with the Daily Mirror’s assistant editor, Kevin Maguire.
“It would be very bureaucratic to try and do it now and make it compulsory - you’d have to chase up the ‘covidiots’ who wouldn’t have it,” Mr Maguire said.
“The government is trying to separate the concerned about the jab from the cranks, and get all the concerned and persuade them.
“There’s a lot of them working in care homes, some of them in the NHS which I find extraordinary myself, and educate them and speak to them.”
This is when Piers jumped in, saying he believed those people working in a setting where they care for others are putting ‘lives at risk’ by refusing to take the vaccine.
In a passionate outburst he said: “I’m sorry, I would not allow anybody to work in a care home or the NHS who has not agreed to have the vaccine - I wouldn’t allow it.
“I would just say sorry, you are being mandated, you are putting lots of vulnerable people - the most vulnerable people’s lives at risk.
“I’m not having your selfishness, you’re getting the jab or you’re not working.
“I don’t think that’s unreasonable.”
Piers’ rant was the latest of many against those refusing to take the Covid vaccine. Recently he has given his support to ‘vaccine passports’ which could refuse access to flights, restaurants or clubs to those who haven’t had their jab.
It’s understood that the government has no current plans to introduce such a scheme.
Medical experts have been trying to combat vaccine hesitancy as misinformation, often shared online, has caused some people to be sceptical about the jab.
Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has pledged that all adults in the UK should be offered a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July, as the rollout of the vaccine is accelerated.
The Government has met its target to offer jabs to all those in the top four priority groups – adults aged 70 and over, frontline health and social care workers and the most clinically vulnerable – by 15th February.
More than 17.2 million people have now received their first dose of the vaccine.
Good Morning Britain is broadcast every weekday morning from 6am on ITV.
