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Coronavirus vaccination 'to be made compulsory for NHS staff in England from next spring'

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Covid-19 vaccination will become mandatory for NHS staff in England from next spring, reports suggest. According to the Guardian, around 1.2 million NHS workers will be required to have the jab in order to keep their job from next April.

Health secretary Sajid Javid is understood to have put off introducing compulsory vaccination sooner in an attempt to avoid a mass exodus of staff in the lead up to winter, the health service's busiest time of year, the paper reports.

The Guardian said an official announcement from the Department of Health could come as soon as Thursday this week. READ MORE: Mr Javid said last week he is “leaning towards” making the jabs compulsory for staff in England, with around 100,000 NHS workers not fully

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