Government's mandatory vaccination consultation could be completed in a fortnight

Government's mandatory vaccination consultation could be completed in a fortnight

Number 10 said it understood the consultation into mandatory vaccinations for health workers could be completed in two to three weeks. On Monday, the Government announced the plan to abandon the requirement for health and social care staff to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus by April 1, pending a consultation. When asked by reporters when … Read more

Mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff scrapped in major government U-turn

Mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff scrapped in major government U-turn

NHS and social care workers will no longer be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine to be able to work after the government announced a huge u-turn on its previous decision The government had previously approved plans that meant NHS staff would need to be vaccinated in order to work and a deadline had been … Read more

What is a vaccine mandate? Government could U-turn on mandatory Covid jabs for NHS workers

What is a vaccine mandate? Government could U-turn on mandatory Covid jabs for NHS workers

The UK government appears poised to reverse its plans to force NHS workers to receive coronavirus vaccines – or be fired from their jobs. Ministers will meet to discuss the NHS vaccination mandate amid fears that forcing healthcare workers to have Covid vaccinations could result in tens of thousands of them simply refusing – and … Read more

Sajid Javid to give Covid-19 jab update amid U-turn reports over mandatory vaccinations

Sajid Javid to give Covid-19 jab update amid U-turn reports over mandatory vaccinations

The Health Secretary Sajid Javid is to give a statement to MPs on Monday (January 31) amid reports the Government is to scrap mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for frontline health and social care workers. Ministers have been facing pressure to put back the requirement for staff in England to be double jabbed by April amid fears … Read more