Protests previously broke out over NHS workers being forced to have Covid jabsFrontline NHS staff are reportedly refusing the simple flu jab with almost nine in 10 at one of England's largest hospital trusts left unvaccinated last winter. During the Covid pandemic the government fought a running battle with medical unions over mandatory Covid vaccines for all frontline nurses, doctors and workers in healthcare settings. One senior consultant at Barts Health Trust, who had the jab, told The Times they were shocked at the low percentage of staff getting jabbed. A person receives a Covid vaccine injectionOverall across the NHS uptake of the flu vaccine has plummeted to 35%, the lowest take-up for 15 years. "A lot of people were kind of bullied, almost, in a positive sense, to get the first Covid dose in the UK.

Source: The Times June 01, 2025 16:57 UTC