Individuals who fail to get a booster jab may face new journey restrictions from subsequent month below plans to extend uptake.
Boris Johnson yesterday dominated out following Italy, Austria and different European nations in making vaccinations obligatory.
However officers are drawing up plans to strip double-jabbed individuals of their ‘absolutely vaccinated’ standing with out the booster shot, leaving them going through robust quarantine and testing guidelines for international journey.
Most journey restrictions for the absolutely vaccinated ended this week, together with dropping the necessity for quarantine and pre-departure exams.
No 10 confirmed that the federal government is taking a look at altering the standing to incorporate boosters, as Boris Johnson (pictured yesterday in Northampton) urges Britons to take up the provide of jabs
Ministers are involved by a fall in demand for boosters which threatens to depart lots of of hundreds of slots unfilled.
Mr Johnson yesterday urged individuals to disregard the ‘full mumbo jumbo’ peddled by anti-vaxxers on social media.
He stated the ‘overwhelming majority’ of individuals now in intensive care with Covid had not had their booster jab, with many not vaccinated in any respect. Throughout a go to to a vaccination centre in Northampton, he stated: ‘While you’re in ICU and also you haven’t been vaccinated, sadly it’s too late to get vaccinated. So get boosted now.’
Italy introduced plans for obligatory vaccinations yesterday for all over-50s. However the PM stated the UK would by no means resort to ‘coercion’.
Nonetheless, the Well being Service Journal final night time stated the NHS is making ready to fireplace hundreds of employees nonetheless unvaccinated after the February deadline.
Sources final night time stated the change within the ‘absolutely vaccinated’ definition may occur as quickly as the tip of subsequent month.
An estimated 4.5 million over-18s haven’t had a primary dose, six million-plus will not be double-jabbed, and virtually 9 million eligible individuals haven’t had a booster but.
It comes as official figures present a document 81.4 per cent of over-65s have had a flu jab this season.