the fisa vaccine is coming to the uk
soon it'll be heading to other countries
too
and a huge operation is underway through
2021
we'll provide 1.3 billion doses and
while many people want this as soon as
possible
some are asking do i have to be
vaccinated well let's be absolutely
clear the answer in the uk
is no i i strongly urge people to
to take up the vaccine but it is no part
of our uh culture or our ambition in
this country
to make vaccines mandatory that's not
how we do things
now we know some will be exempt for
health reasons but for the vaccines to
tame covid19
around 60 to 70 percent of adults need
to have one
as one u.s official puts it vaccines are
useless if they are not
used to vaccinate and that's a cause for
concern
in france the prime minister says my
fear is that not enough french people
will get
vaccinated which is why there's going to
be a lot of encouragement
in a range of forms the first is
reassurance on the safety of this
vaccine
some politicians are even offering to
get the jab on tv
i thought it would help persuade anybody
to do it i will do it next
immunization cards are coming the welsh
government says anyone who's vaccinated
will get one
and it's likely that in lots of
countries you'll need proof of vaccine
to do certain things
and we know an international travel pass
is also in development
it will be in the form of an app on a
passenger's phone
so the data for example a corona virus
test result that is negative could be
stored on there
and also proof of a vaccine the
australian airline qantas is going
further
suggesting it'll only take passengers
who've had the jabs
and if airlines can exert pressure so
can countries
we know this from the control of yellow
fever these countries in africa are on a
long list of places you can't visit
unless you've had the yellow fever
vaccine something similar
may happen with kovid australia's prime
minister says
there could be options where people have
the choice of two weeks of quarantine
or being vaccinated i think that will be
an incentive
he adds and if that's how we'll be
encouraged
in some countries the case for mandatory
vaccines is also being made
this may only apply to specific jobs and
there's a precedent for this
for example some health workers in the
u.s and finland have to get a flu jab
us authorities suggest the same could
happen with kovid
more broadly the new york times reports
that joe biden's transition team
is discussing the possibility of
mandating the vaccine in the u.s
fire the government or via employers and
schools
that too has precedent in australia some
state payments are tied to children
being vaccinated
and france and italy have a number of
compulsory vaccines for children
but while those laws have increased
vaccination rates they may also provoke
a counter-reaction
one french biologist has told local
media the concern that
every time more vaccines are pushed upon
us there is a greater resistance to them
her argument being that mandates can
drive anti-vac
sentiment for now though governments
around the world are focused on showing
that this vaccine is safe
and is the best route back to normal
life they're also focused on making this
vaccine available because
let's remember it will be many months
before everyone who's persuaded
can say yes