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Covid vaccine won't be made compulsory for care home staff in Scotland

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Matt Hancock is known to be in favour of the move, while England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has said doctors and care workers have a "professional responsibility" to protect their patients.

Ministers will announce the move in the coming days after a consultation was carried out into using staff vaccination in England to protect the most vulnerable from Covid-19.Consultation will also begin on whether other health and care workers should also have the jabs.It comes after concerns that some parts of the country, such as London, have particularly low uptake of vaccines for care home staff.The uptake of the covid jab amongst care home staff in Scotland has been high since the programme was rolled out.According to the.

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