Covid-19 vaccine could be a ‘requirement’ for some hospital staff – WHO experts

Nurses at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulate the administration of the Pfizer vaccine (Yui Mok/PA)

World Health Organisation experts have suggested they would support the coronavirus vaccination becoming “a requirement” for hospital workers.

The WHO’s immunisation director, Professor Kate O’Brien, told a WHO press conference there “may be some countries where there are professional circumstances where it would be required to be vaccinated”, specifying “certain jobs in hospitals”.