Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The Health Secretary has warned care home workers they should "get another job" if they're not prepared to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Sajid Javid has ignored appeals from providers to "pause" the legal requirement for staff in England to be fully vaccinated.
It comes amid warning that some homes will be unable to cope if workers are forced to leave. Nadra Ahmed, chair of the National Care Association, has urged the government to put back the November 11 deadline for staff to have both jabs, saying it will have a knock-on effect on the NHS if homes have to reduce resident numbers. Read more: Covid booster jab roll out begins with more than 500
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