The Commons will tomorrow be asked to vote on ‘draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021’
Sounds fairly innocuous, no?
These are actually the Regulations to bring in compulsory vaccination - not just for care staff…
Sounds fairly innocuous, no?
These are actually the Regulations to bring in compulsory vaccination - not just for care staff…
…but based on preliminary intentions I am aware of in @DHSCgovuk, this will also mandate vaccination for those eg carrying out deliveries/servicing the boilers at such care homes…
Now, I’m sympathetic to ensuring frontline care workers protect their vulnerable patients, but…
Now, I’m sympathetic to ensuring frontline care workers protect their vulnerable patients, but…
…dramatically widening the scope of this to cover more than frontline care staff is troubling. I’m pro-vaccine, but where does this end?
Especially when these Regulations, raising hugely important questions, are trying to be snuck through the Commons with only 90 minutes debate
Especially when these Regulations, raising hugely important questions, are trying to be snuck through the Commons with only 90 minutes debate
Ministers should rapidly start assuaging reasonable concerns about whether this is a back door to domestic vaccine passports.
I’ll be listening carefully to what Ministers say…
See the Regs: legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/978… & explanatory notes here: legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/978…
I’ll be listening carefully to what Ministers say…
See the Regs: legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/978… & explanatory notes here: legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/978…
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