by persuasion in getting the vast majority of people who work in our services to do the right thing and to take up the protections that vaccination offers. so, will you recruit actively in england? no, i do not expect us to go looking for people who have not been vaccinated, but if people apply, then they will be interviewed in the normal way. we would look to see what lay behind their decision, we would not rule them out but we certainly would not be going out there looking for them. them out, but we certainly would not be going out there looking for them. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said the impact of covid restrictions on business and hospitality there have been worth it. she was speaking to my colleague sophie raworth this morning. is scotland in a better position now than we were previously, and are we in a better position than we would have been without these restrictions? now, it is always difficult in any country to absolutely prove cause and effect in
to reduce the spread group? masks are widely available now. they were not at the beginning of the pandemic. we are asking people to be very cautious. this pandemic will end. we will not be in this cycle forever. let s take a look at the latest data for the uk. almost 75 thousand new infections have been recorded in the latest 24 hour period. there were 75 further deaths reported that s people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on vaccinations, a little over 64 % of all over 12s now having had a booster or three doses of a coronavirus vaccine. the first minister of wales mark drakeford says he wouldn t rule out recruiting nhs workers from england, who leave theirjobs due to its mandatory vaccination policy. vaccines are not compulsory for nhs staff in wales. speaking to radio 4 s broadcasting house programme, mr drakeford said a vast majority of care sector staff had also taken the protections that vaccination offers .
mark drakeford, says he wouldn t rule out recruiting nhs workers from england who leave theirjobs due to its mandatory vaccination policy. jabs are not compulsory for nhs staff in wales. speaking to radio 4 s broadcasting house programme, mr drakeford said a vast majority of care sector staff had also taken the protections that vaccination offers . we aren t going to make vaccinations mandatory in our nhs, we haven t in our social care services, because we have succeeded by persuasion in getting the vast majority of people who work in our services to do the right thing and to take up the protections that vaccination offers. so, will you recruit actively in england? no, i don t expect us to go looking for people who have not been vaccinated, but if people apply, then they will be interviewed in the normal way. we would look to see what lay behind their decision. we wouldn t rule them out,
we aren t going to make vaccinations mandatory in our nhs, we haven t in our social care services, because we have succeeded by persuasion in getting the vast majority of people who work in our services to do the right thing and to take up the protections that vaccination offers. so, will you recruit actively in england? no, i don t expect us to go looking for people who have not been vaccinated, but if people apply, then they will be interviewed in the normal way. we would look to see what lay behind their decision. we wouldn t rule them out, but we certainly wouldn t be going out there looking for them. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has said the impact of covid restrictions on business and hospitality there have been worth it. she was speaking to my colleague sophie raworth this morning.