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| UK govt considering mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for England’s care home staff, Hancock says | UK govt considering mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for England’s care home staff, Hancock says |
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| The UK government has opened a consultation on the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of staff at care homes for elderly people in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. | The UK government has opened a consultation on the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of staff at care homes for elderly people in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. |
| “We have decided to take this proposal forward to protect residents,” Hancock told MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday. | “We have decided to take this proposal forward to protect residents,” Hancock told MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday. |
| He said the government is looking at compulsory Covid-19 jabs for all workers in care homes and the National Health Service (NHS) “as a condition of deployment.” | He said the government is looking at compulsory Covid-19 jabs for all workers in care homes and the National Health Service (NHS) “as a condition of deployment.” |
| In response to a question about compulsory vaccinations for other key workers and the wider population, Hancock said: “I do not agree with mandatory vaccination of the public.” | In response to a question about compulsory vaccinations for other key workers and the wider population, Hancock said: “I do not agree with mandatory vaccination of the public.” |
| He added: “But for those who have a duty to care in an environment that includes some of the most vulnerable in the country, I think that this is a sensible and reasonable step.” | He added: “But for those who have a duty to care in an environment that includes some of the most vulnerable in the country, I think that this is a sensible and reasonable step.” |
| Hancock’s announcement comes after he and the government drew intense backlash over allegations that they did not prevent Covid-19 spreading through care homes at the height of the pandemic. | Hancock’s announcement comes after he and the government drew intense backlash over allegations that they did not prevent Covid-19 spreading through care homes at the height of the pandemic. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief Dominic Cummings last month claimed Hancock lied to the PM by telling him that all care home residents hospitalised with Covid-19 would be tested for the virus before being discharged. Hancock has denied lying over the initial lack of testing, which Cummings said had resulted in thousands of fatalities. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief Dominic Cummings last month claimed Hancock lied to the PM by telling him that all care home residents hospitalised with Covid-19 would be tested for the virus before being discharged. Hancock has denied lying over the initial lack of testing, which Cummings said had resulted in thousands of fatalities. |
| On Wednesday the BBC, citing anonymous sources, reported that Covid-19 jabs will become mandatory for all care home staff. If workers fail to get vaccinated within an allotted 16-week period they could lose their job or be redeployed, the broadcaster reported. | On Wednesday the BBC, citing anonymous sources, reported that Covid-19 jabs will become mandatory for all care home staff. If workers fail to get vaccinated within an allotted 16-week period they could lose their job or be redeployed, the broadcaster reported. |
| Around 40% of care homes in England have vaccinated at least 80% of staff and 90% of residents so far, the latest data from NHS England shows. | Around 40% of care homes in England have vaccinated at least 80% of staff and 90% of residents so far, the latest data from NHS England shows. |
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