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The UK does not need to introduce mandatory COVID vaccines because of the “extraordinary success” of the rollout, Dominic Raab told Sky News.
The deputy prime minister said vaccine mandates might be needed “in some countries” but not in the UK after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said a conversation is needed on the subject.
Asked whether the government should make COVID vaccines mandatory, Mr Raab told Kay Burley: “Maybe in some countries but I don’t think in the UK, given the extraordinary success we’ve had in rolling out the vaccine.
“The rollout scheme of boosters is working very effectively and as a result, we have seen, not just in health terms, but also with the ability to come out of the lockdown, the economy bouncing back in a way that some of the other economies and countries around the world haven’t.
“I don’t think we want to crow about that but I think it shows we have the right balance in the UK and we should stick to our guns.”
Mr Raab said the government debates mandatory vaccines “all the time”, but it has “never even been on our Plan B and it still isn’t”.
He added: “I don’t think we need to divert from the course we’re on right now.”
Since 11 November, people working in care homes must be fully vaccinated unless they are exempt, prompting fears thousands could leave the industry.
From April, the government has said all frontline NHS staff and those working in social care must also be fully vaccinated.
Robb Butler, executive director for WHO Europe, earlier told Burley half a million more deaths could be recorded by early 2022 if measures are not taken to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Mr Butler said only 54% of the population of the 53 WHO Europe region member states are…
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Source : skynews
