Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe Army is said to be considering disciplining troops who refuse to receive the Covid vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy has been blamed on the surge in infections of the Indian variant of coronavirus in parts of the UK. But there is no law that states a person can be forced to take the vaccine without their consent. But the Army will reportedly "educate" officers who refuse to have the Covid-19 jab and troops who continue to reject the vaccine will be "dealt with accordingly". The vaccine rollout has now reached people in their thirties, with 36 and 37-year-olds now able to book a Covid vaccination, Matt Hancock announced earlier this week.

Source: Daily Mirror May 19, 2021 01:06 UTC