Article 5VAKC Mandatory Covid jabs policy divides NHS leaders in England as deadline nears

Mandatory Covid jabs policy divides NHS leaders in England as deadline nears

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James Tapper
from World news | The Guardian on (#5VAKC)

Trust chiefs hold conflicting views over compulsory vaccinations, which look set to put staffing of health service under even more pressure

NHS trust leaders are divided about whether the government should press ahead with mandatory jabs for healthcare workers in England after the prime minister told MPs he was considering relaxing the policy.

About 80,000 frontline NHS workers have still not had a Covid vaccination and have less than two weeks to have their first dose in time to be able to complete the course before the 1 April deadline.

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