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WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory

WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory

THE World Health Organization does not foresee mandatory vaccinations being introduced around the world to stem the spread of the coronavirus, officials have said. Information campaigns and making vaccines available to priority groups such as hospital workers and the elderly would be more effective, the WHO said, as the global death toll has topped 1.5 million, according to Reuters calculations. Britain begins its vaccine programme this week and others are likely to follow soon, so authorities are seeking to reassure people of vaccines' safety and efficacy in order to get a critical mass to take them in the face of…
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