Covid vaccinations are to become mandatory for care home staff under plans to be announced by ministers, as they consider extending the move to all NHS staff. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will in the coming days launch two separate consultation exercises into making Covid and flu jabs mandatory for NHS staff. The government is pressing ahead with mandatory Covid vaccination even though the latest figures show that, as of 6 June, 89% of NHS staff had had their first dose and 82% had had both. Take-up has been lower among social care staff. The Royal College of Nursing is also opposed to mandatory jabs for NHS staff.

Source: The Guardian June 15, 2021 19:18 UTC