Tag Archive: Vaccine

7/9/21

‘Traffic Light’ Travel System Could Be Scrapped Next Month – Only to Be Replaced by New System Based on Covid Vaccination

Ministers are planning on making overseas travel less complicated next month by scrapping the 'traffic light' system. But less complicated does not mean fairer, as a new system could be based on Covid vaccination.

6/9/21

A Third of Under-40s in England Haven’t Had a Single Covid Vaccine Dose

A third of under-40s in England have not received a single dose of a Covid vaccine, according to the latest figures, despite the threat of the introduction of vaccine passports later this month.

5/9/21

Parents to Keep Children Away from School to Stop Them Being Influenced on Covid Vaccination

Parent groups fear that the law could give children the ultimate say over vaccination, with parents saying they will keep their children away from school to prevent them from being peer-pressured into getting 'jabbed'.

5/9/21

Government Advisers Tell Ministers to Ignore JCVI and Move Ahead with Plans to Vaccinate Children Against Covid

Government advisers are surprised that the JCVI has recommended against giving 12-15 year-olds Covid vaccines and want ministers to move ahead with their plans to extend the vaccine roll-out anyway.

4/9/21

‘No Jab, No Job’ Policy Could Force Some Care Homes to Close, Warns Union

The Government risks forcing some care homes to close by insisting that unvaccinated staff must be sacked, warns Unison in a plea to ministers to drop its plans. "Bullying people can never be the right approach."

4/9/21

Government Set to Require Vaccine Passport Checks at Football Matches, Concerts and Conferences

The definition of 'large venue' continues to widen under the Government's plans to introduce vaccine passports, with unvaccinated Brits set to be barred from football matches, concerts and business conferences.

3/9/21

Quarter of Young Adults in U.K. Not Vaccinated Against Covid

A quarter of young U.K. adults. still haven't been vaccinated against Covid despite the constant efforts to "coax and cajole" them into getting 'jabbed'. The figure rises to one third in 54 local English authorities.

2/9/21

Booster Jabs Risk Permanent State of Lockdown, Says Professor Sunetra Gupta

Professor Sunetra Gupta has written a strong critique of plans to roll out booster Covid vaccines, saying that they could open the door to a "permanent state of lockdown" as we move from one booster campaign to the next.

2/9/21

Scottish Opposition and Business Leaders Criticise Sturgeon’s Vaccine Passport Plans

Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to introduce vaccine passport checks at nightclubs and other ‘large venues’ are not going without criticism, both from opposition parties and from Scottish businesses. But will this be enough?

1/9/21

EFL Launches ‘Education Campaign’ to Persuade Footballers to Get ‘Jabbed’

The English Football League is to launch an 'education campaign' aimed at getting more players 'jabbed' after it was found that almost a third of EFL footballers have not been vaccinated and don't intend to be.

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