An education minister has repeatedly refused to rule out that students could be required to be double-vaccinated in order to attend university lectures in person and live in halls of residence. The Times reported that Boris Johnson had suggested the move in order to help drive up the rates of young people taking up the vaccine. Conservative MP and minister Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) was repeatedly asked about the potential policy on Monday morning. (PA Graphics)She told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “So obviously, I can’t comment on things that haven’t been announced. “We would like to see everybody who is invited to come forward and receive the vaccination to do so.

Source: The Herald July 26, 2021 08:14 UTC