Sajid Javid confirms U-turn on NHS Covid vaccine mandate
Health Secretary is to announce policy being scrapped later this afternoon. Royal College of Nursing boss said it made 'no sense' to stick to the mandate.
Patricia Marquis warned the policy would leave the health service understaffed. From this week all NHS staff were supposed to get a Covid vaccine or lose jobs. But amid reports mandate could be scrapped care bosses said it was 'frustrating'
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