UK Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Medical Staff

Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaks during a press conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, on Oct. 20, 2021. Toby Melville/AFP via Getty Images

Front-line medical and social care staff in England must receive COVID-19 vaccinations or lose their jobs, the UK government announced on Tuesday.

In a statement to the House of Commons, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that all those working in the National Health Service (NHS) and social care will have to get vaccinated.