Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Ministers are reportedly preparing to announce that care home workers will be required to have mandatory coronavirus vaccines.
The Government has held a consultation into the controversial proposal as a measure to protect the most vulnerable from contracting Covid-19.
Officials at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) did not deny a report by the Guardian saying that ministers will approve the measure for social care workers in England. READ MORE: Latest coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester as two boroughs overtake Bolton Under the plans, staff working with adults will be given 16 weeks to get vaccinated or face losing their jobs,