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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ian Sample Science editor

Unvaccinated NHS staff in England urged to have Covid jab before deadline

A sign outside the mass Covid-19 vaccination centre in Slough. Walk-in patients were being accepted today for Pfizer, Moderna and Astra Zeneca first and second jabs as well as booster jabs
Frontline healthcare workers in England must have two shots of Covid vaccine by 1 April. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

Dominic Raab has urged unvaccinated NHS staff in England to come forward for their Covid jabs amid calls for the deadline on mandatory shots to be extended.

Frontline healthcare workers in England must have two doses of Covid vaccine by 1 April, meaning they need to receive their first dose by 3 February to meet the deadline and avoid potentially losing their job.

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