Covid jab 'compulsory' for England care home staff
Workers who can prove they are medically exempt from getting the vaccine will not be affected by the new measure.That consultation was launched in April, two months after the government said it had met its target of offering all frontline care workers a first dose of a vaccine by mid-February.
It said that this was despite staff at all eligible care homes having been offered vaccines, with the vast majority of homes having had repeat visits by vaccine teams. She said: "Vaccines are our way out of this pandemic and have already saved thousands of lives - with millions of health and care staff vaccinated.
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